| Laterza | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Laterza |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 40.6333°N 64°W |
| Region: | Apulia |
| Province: | Taranto (TA) |
| Mayor: | Gianfranco Lopane |
| Area Total Km2: | 159 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 15198 |
| Population As Of: | 31 August 2017 |
| Population Demonym: | Laertini |
| Elevation M: | 340 |
| Saint: | Maria SS. Mater Domini |
| Day: | May 20 |
| Postal Code: | 74014 |
| Area Code: | 099 |
Laterza (pronounced as /it/; Neapolitan: Latèrze|label=[[Barese dialect|Barese]] in Neapolitan pronounced as /laˈtɛːrtsə/ or Neapolitan: ‘A Terze| in Neapolitan pronounced as /a ˈtɛːrtsə/) is a town and Italian: [[comune]] in the province of Taranto, part of the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
The Italian: Gravina di Laterza, a deep gorge, starts at the southeast edge of the town.