Bovalino
| Bovalino | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Bovalino | |
 Bovalino
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Frazioni | Bosco S. Ippolito, Belloro, Russellina, Bricà, S. Nicola, Pozzo, Bovalino Superiore, Biviera, Rosa, Cipparello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 8,406 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bovalinesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 89034 |
| Dialing code | 0964 |
| Website | Official website |
Bovalino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,406 and an area of 18.0 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi).[1] Antonio Lentini, a Newburgh, New York, restaurateur, left Bovalino in 1909 and went to America on the SS San Giovanni out of Naples. He was born in San Vito sullo Ionio, in Calabria, in 1893.
The municipality of Bovalino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bosco S. Ippolito (Greek: Aghios Ippolytos), Belloro, Russellina, Bricà, S. Nicola, Pozzo, Bovalino Superiore, Biviera, Rosa, and Cipparello.
Bovalino borders the following municipalities: Ardore, Benestare, Casignana, San Luca.
Bovalina was also the birthplace of the Blessed Camillus Costanzo[2]
Demographic evolution
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ↑ http://catholicsaints.info/blessed-camillus-costanzo
External links
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