Casarano
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
province | Lecce (LE) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 1 ′ N , 18 ° 10 ′ E | |
height | 70 m slm | |
surface | 38 km² | |
Residents | 19,802 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 521 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 73042 | |
prefix | 0833 | |
ISTAT number | 075016 | |
Popular name | Casaranesi | |
Patron saint | San Giovanni Elemosiniere - Santa Maria della Campana | |
Website | Casarano |
Casarano is an Italian municipality with 19,802 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce .
geography
The districts include Spagnulo, Manfio, Parati and Formica-Memmi.
The neighboring communities are Collepasso , Matino , Melissano , Ruffano , Supersano , Taurisano and Ugento .
economy
Olives and wine are grown within the municipality. Casarano is the most industrialized municipality on the Salento peninsula.
The station Casarano is of two railway lines operated:
Sons and daughters of the church
- Alberto D'Aversa (1920–1969), film director
- Angelo De Donatis (* 1954), Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop and vicar general of the Diocese of Rome
Web links
Commons : Casarano - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.