Montepaone

Comune in Calabria, Italy

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Location of Montepaone

38°43′25″N 16°29′45″E / 38.72361°N 16.49583°E / 38.72361; 16.49583CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)FrazioniFrabotto Mannesì, Montepaone Lido, Paparo, Sant'Angelo, TimponelloGovernment

• MayorMario MigliareseArea

^[1]

• Total16.9 km² (6.5 sq mi)Elevation

361 m (1,184 ft)Population

(31 December 2013)^[2]^[3]

• Total5,142 • Density300/km² (790/sq mi)DemonymMontepaonesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

88060

Dialing code0967Patron saintS. Felix Martyr (Montepaone centro), S. John the Baptist (Montepaone Lido)WebsiteOfficial website

Montepaone (Calabrian: Muntipaùna) is a town and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Geography

Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Soverato, Gasperina, Montauro are nearby towns.

Economy

Montepaone is highly reliant on seasonal tourism both from Italian-Americans visiting family in the region and from Northern Italians. The work force in the town is around 19% of the total population.^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "City of Montepaone". April 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Montepaone". 2009.