Porto Cesareo

Porto Cesareo
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 16 '  N , 17 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 16 '0 "  N , 17 ° 54' 0"  E
height	3  m slm
surface	34.66 km²
Residents	6,293 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	182 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73010
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075097
Popular name	Cesarini
Patron saint	Maria
Website	Porto Cesareo

Porto Cesareo is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6293 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 25 kilometers west-southwest of Lecce in Salento on the Gulf of Taranto . Porto Cesareo borders directly on the province of Taranto .

history

The village already existed in Roman antiquity under the name Portus Sasinae . Numerous preserved towers illustrate the military importance in the Middle Ages.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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