Latiano

Latiano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Brindisi  (BR)
Local name	Latianu
Coordinates	40 ° 33 '  N , 17 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 33 '0 "  N , 17 ° 43' 0"  E
height	97  m slm
surface	54.78 km²
Residents	14,073 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	257 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	72022
prefix	0831
ISTAT number	074009
Popular name	Latianesi
Patron saint	Santa Margherita (July 20th)
Website	Latiano
Palazzo Imperiale in the center of Latiano

Latiano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) on the Apulian Salento peninsula with 14,073 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Brindisi . The patron saint of the place is St. Margaret of Antioch . It has been twinned with the city of Pompei since 1980 .

In Latiano is the Museo del sottosuolo , Italy's first museum that deals with the underground world.

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​54.78  km² . The place is at an altitude of 97 meters above sea level.

Districts ( frazioni ) are Caputi, Mileto, Muro Tenente, Sottodivisione Fieo 1, Sottodivisione Fieo 2, La Specchia, Paradiso, Le Caselle (Abitato Zona Industriale), Cotrino, Madonna Di Gallana (condivisione con Comune di Oria), Moreno, Cazzato, Errico, Martuccio, San Francesco, Camarda, Cupa, Grottole, Asciulo, San Donato and Tussano. The neighboring municipalities of Latiano are Brindisi , Francavilla Fontana , Mesagne , Oria , San Michele Salentino and San Vito dei Normanni .

Latiano station is on the Taranto – Brindisi railway line .

Population development

Latiano has 5,359  private households . Until 1991 the number of inhabitants increased continuously. Between 1991 and 2001 the population fell from 15,592 to 15,371. This corresponds to a percentage decrease of 1.4 percent.

Personalities

• Bartolo Longo (1841–1926), Catholic blessed
• Francesco Monaco (* 1960), football player
• Daniela Sbrollini (* 1971), politician

Web links

Commons : Latiano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Italian)
• Description with pictures of the city of Latiano on www.brindisiweb.com (English / Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.