Ruffano

The title of this article is ambiguous. On the Italian diplomat see Agostino Ferrante di Ruffano .

Ruffano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 58 ′  N , 18 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
height	127  m slm
surface	38.82 km²
Residents	9,625 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	248 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73049
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075064
Popular name	Ruffanesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua (June 13)
Website	Ruffano

Panorama of Ruffano

Ruffano is a south- east Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9625 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 42 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento .

history

Ruffano first appeared as a town in documents in 1463 and at that time it belonged to the Principality of Taranto.

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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