Moïta | |
Native Name: | Moita |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Corte |
Canton: | Ghisonaccia |
Insee: | 2B161 |
Postal Code: | 20270 |
Mayor: | François Dominique Gozzi[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 42.2778°N 9.4139°W |
Elevation M: | 560 |
Elevation Min M: | 220 |
Elevation Max M: | 1160 |
Area Km2: | 6 |
Moïta (in French pronounced as /mɔjta/; Italian: Moita|link=no pronounced as /it/; Corsican: Mòita|link=no) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.
Moïta was the seat of the former canton of Moïta-Verde, which included 13 other communes: Aléria, Ampriani, Campi, Canale-di-Verde, Chiatra, Linguizzetta, Matra, Pianello, Pietra-di-Verde, Tallone, Tox, Zalana and Zuani.[2] Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Ghisonaccia.[3]
Moïta is to the south of Bastia and from the sea. It was part of the ancient parish of Serra. Its territory is split between mountain and plain.