Londa | |
Official Name: | Comune di Londa |
Coordinates: | 43.8628°N 11.57°W |
Metropolitan City: | Florence (FI) |
Frazioni: | Caiano, Fornace, Rincine, Rata, Vierle, Petroio, Bucigna, Sambucheta, San Leolino. |
Mayor: | Aleandro Murras |
Area Total Km2: | 59.4 |
Population Total: | 1840 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2007 |
Population Demonym: | Londesi |
Elevation M: | 226 |
Saint: | Immaculate Conception |
Day: | 8 December |
Postal Code: | 50060 |
Area Code: | 055 |
Londa is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the central Italian region Tuscany.
The neighbouring communes are Dicomano, Pratovecchio, Rufina, San Godenzo and Stia.
The toponym is first recorded in a document of 1028 as Unda, meaning "wave" and alluding to the torrent on which it is situated. The wave appears in the communal coat of arms.