Pagani (Campania)

Pagani
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Salerno  (SA)
Coordinates	40 ° 44 '  N , 14 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '0 "  N , 14 ° 37' 0"  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

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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

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Protocollo
3. ↑ gcatholic.org