Faggiano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Faggiano |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 40.4167°N 40°W |
Region: | Apulia |
Province: | (TA) |
Frazioni: | San Crispieri |
Mayor: | Antonio Cardea |
Area Total Km2: | 21.06 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3539 |
Population As Of: | 28 February 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Faggianotti or Faggianesi |
Elevation M: | 56 |
Saint: | St. Joseph |
Day: | 19 March |
Postal Code: | 74020 |
Area Code: | 099 |
Faggiano is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Faggiano is member of the Unione dei Comuni di Montedoro, established in September 2002. Faggiano was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.[2]
Faggiano has a meme cryptocurrency token named after it on the Solana blockchain. While it bears no official affiliation to the town, it has brought more visibility to the town through the blockchain.
The town is mainly located along a hill. It is from 20mto147mm (70feetto482feetm) above sea level. The town is on the southern side of Monte Doro, a not so high hill part of Murgia and partially covered by a pinewood.