Taviano

Taviano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 59 ′  N , 18 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  E
height	54  m slm
surface	21.18 km²
Residents	11,805 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	557 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73057
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075085
Popular name	Tavianesi
Patron saint	Martin of Tours
Website	Taviano

Piazza Taviano

Taviano ( Tajanu in the Salento dialect) is a south- east Italian community ( comune ) in Salento in Apulia .

geography

The municipality has 11,805 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce , its district Marina di Mancaversa directly on the Gulf of Taranto on the periphery of the Ionian Sea . Taviano is about 42 kilometers south-southwest of Lecce .

history

Since 1996 the municipality has had the title città (city).

traffic

The Strada Statale 274 Salentina Meridionale is developed as a bypass of Taviano.

The Taviano train station is on the Casarano – Gallipoli railway line .

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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