Melito di Porto Salvo

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Melito di Porto Salvo Mèlitu (Sicilian) Μέλιτο(ς) (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Melito di Porto Salvo
Coat of arms
Location of Melito di Porto Salvo
37°55′N 15°47′E / 37.917°N 15.783°E / 37.917; 15.783
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Frazioni	Annà (Calabrian Greek: Anne), Lacco (Calabrian Greek: Làko), Lembo, Musa (Calabrian Greek: Mùssa), Musupuniti (Calabrian Greek: Mussopunite), Pallica (Calabrian Greek: Pallikè), Pentedattilo (Calabrian Greek: Pentadàktilo), Pilati, Prunella, San Leonardo.
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Meduri
Area ^[1]
• Total	35.3 km² (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population (31 December 2013)^[2]
• Total	11,416
• Density	320/km² (840/sq mi)
Demonym	Melitesi/Melitoti
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89063
Dialing code	0965
Patron saint	Madonna di Porto Salvo
Saint day	8 December
Website	Official website

Melito di Porto Salvo (Calabrian: Mèlitu; Calabrian Greek: Μέλιτος or Μέλιτο (Mèlitos or Mèlito) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria; and is also the southernmost municipality on the Italian Peninsula. It is part of the Bovesia Greek-speaking area of Calabria, occupying a hilly area which descends towards the Ionian Sea.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)