Molochio (Greek: Μολὸχα, romanized: Molòcha)[citation needed] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,700 and an area of 37.3 square kilometres (14.4 sq mi).[2] It is known for "having one of the highest prevalences of centenarians in the world".[3]
Molochio
Griko: Molòcha | |
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| Comune di Molochio | |
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Location of Molochio  | |
  Molochio Location of Molochio in Italy  Molochio Molochio (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′N 16°2′E / 38.317°N 16.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 2,700 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89010 |
| Dialing code | 0966 |
| Website | www.molochio.eu |
Molochio borders the following municipalities: Ciminà, Cittanova, Taurianova, Terranova Sappo Minulio, Varapodio.
Demographic evolution
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References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ "USC News - University of Southern California News".
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