Deliceto | |
Official Name: | Comune di Deliceto |
Coordinates: | 41.2167°N 38°W |
Province: | (FG) |
Mayor: | Pasquale Bizzarro |
Area Total Km2: | 75.65 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3769 |
Population As Of: | 28 February 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Delicetani |
Elevation M: | 575 |
Saint: | St. Benvenuto, Maria S.S. dell'Olmitello |
Name Origin: | latin "Deo licet" it is alright to God |
Day: | 22 September |
Postal Code: | 71026 |
Area Code: | 0881 |
Deliceto (Irpinian: Neapolitan: Delecìte) is a small town and comune in the province of Foggia, from which it is 40.3km (25miles), in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Adjacent towns are Ascoli Satriano (to the east); Bovino, Castelluccio dei Sauri (to the north and the north-west); Sant'Agata di Puglia (to the south); Candela (to the south-east); Accadia (to the south-west).
Deliceto rises on the peak of a hill, surrounded by woods and streams. The municipality's territory lies between 207mand951mm (679feetand3,120feetm) above sea level. Its name is due to the Latin expression "Deo licet", i.e. "It is alright to God".