Parghelia

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Parghelia Griko: Parelía
Comune
Comune di Parghelia
The beach
Coat of arms
Location of Parghelia
38°41′N 15°55′E / 38.683°N 15.917°E / 38.683; 15.917
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Province of Vibo Valentia (VV)
Frazioni	Fìtili
Area ^[1]
• Total	8.0 km² (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (December 2004)^[2]
• Total	1,383
• Density	170/km² (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Pargheliesi (Parghelioti)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89861
Dialing code	0963

Parghelia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,383 and an area of 8.0 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi).^[3]

The municipality of Parghelia contains the frazione (subdivision) Fìtili.

Parghelia borders the following municipalities: Drapia, Tropea, Zaccanopoli, Zambrone.

Parghelia is one of the cities that belongs to the Coast of the Gods.

Demographic evolution

Gallery

View of the town in 2007
The hills
The Tyrrhenian Sea (1)
The beach (1)
The Tyrrhenian Sea (2)
The beach (2)
View of the coast
The Tyrrhenian Sea (3)

Notable People

Albert Anastasia, Former boss of the Gambino Crime Family

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.