Melito di Porto Salvo explained

Melito di Porto Salvo
Official Name:Comune di Melito di Porto Salvo
Native Name:
Coordinates:37.9167°N 62°W
Region:Calabria
Metropolitan City:Reggio Calabria (RC)
Frazioni:Annà (Calabrian Greek: Anne), Lacco (Calabrian Greek: Làko), Lembo, Musa (Calabrian Greek: Mùssa), Musupuniti (Calabrian Greek: Mussopunite), Pallica (Calabrian Greek: Pallikè), Pentedattilo (Calabrian Greek: Pentadàktilo), Pilati, Prunella, San Leonardo.
Mayor:Giuseppe Meduri
Area Total Km2:35.3
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:11416
Population As Of:31 December 2013
Population Demonym:Melitesi/Melitoti
Elevation M:28
Saint:Madonna di Porto Salvo
Day:8 December
Postal Code:89063
Area Code:0965

Melito di Porto Salvo (Sicilian: label=[[Central-Southern Calabrian|Calabrian]]|Mèlitu; Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μέλιτος or Μέλιτο (Mèlitos|label=[[Calabrian Greek]]|script=Latn or Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mèlito|script=Latn) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 130km (80miles) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25km (16miles) southeast of Reggio Calabria; and is also the southernmost municipality on the Italian Peninsula. It is part of the Bovesia Greek-speaking area of Calabria, occupying a hilly area which descends towards the Ionian Sea.

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