Deliceto Explained

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".

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)