Camerota | |
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| Comune di Camerota | |
 Panoramic view of Camerota | |
 Camerota within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Camerota  | |
  Camerota Location of Camerota in Italy  Camerota Camerota (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Salvatore Scarpitta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,103 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Camerotani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84040 (Camerota) 84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati) 84059 (Marina di Camerota) |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| Patron saint | St. Vincent |
| Saint day | April 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
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History
Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[3]
Geography
Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[4]
Frazioni
The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"):[5] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.
The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
- ^ 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Camerota at Curlie
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