Rovito (Calabrian: Ruvìtu) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Rovito | |
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| Comune di Rovito | |
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Location of Rovito  | |
  Rovito Location of Rovito in Italy  Rovito Rovito (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′32.76″N 16°19′12.36″E / 39.3091000°N 16.3201000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Frazioni | Bosco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felice D'Alessandro |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 3,137 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rovitesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87050 |
| Dialing code | 0984 |
| Patron saint | Saint Barbara |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editThe town is located in the western suburb of Cosenza, near the Sila mountain range. It borders with the municipalities of Casali del Manco, Celico, Cosenza, Lappano, San Pietro in Guarano and Zumpano. It counts the hamlet (frazione) of Bosco, a little village south of Cosenza.
References
edit- ^ "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)
External links
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