Pagani (Campania)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
province | Salerno (SA) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 44 ' N , 14 ° 37' E | |
height | 35 m slm | |
surface | 12 km² | |
Residents | 35,404 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 2,950 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 84016 | |
prefix | 081 | |
ISTAT number | 065088 | |
Popular name | Paganesi | |
Patron saint | Sant'Alfonso | |
Website | Pagani |
Pagani is a municipality with 35,404 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Salerno , Campania region .
The municipality covers an area of 12 km².
The neighboring municipalities are: Nocera Inferiore , San Marzano sul Sarno , San Valentino Torio , Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino and Tramonti .
A town partnership has existed with Vaglia since 2003.
The city is known for its festival in honor of the Madonna del Carmine , which always takes place on the first Sunday after Easter. Many tourists from all over Italy come to the celebrations to pray to the saint.
Pagani is also a pilgrimage destination for worshipers of St. Alphonsus of Liguori , the founder of the Redemptorists , who lived here from 1775 until his death in 1787 and whose relics are kept in the Basilica of Sant'Alfonso .
The local football club is called Paganese Calcio .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Protocollo
- ↑ gcatholic.org