Campora is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
,
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
(southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
). It is located in the territory of
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
Geograph ...
and as of 2009 its population was 810.
[Source]
: Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
2009
History
Geography
The village is located in a hilly area in the middle of
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
Geograph ...
, close to
Stio
Stio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872.
History
The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, ...
and to the area of
Pruno, not far from the town of
Vallo della Lucania
Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.[Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy.
History
The town was founded between the 9th/10th century AD.
It became well known in the region around 1450, when the tradition of the festival called ' ...]
,
Gioi
Gioi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 1,339.
History
The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent in ...
,
Laurino
Laurino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy.
Geography
Laurino is a typical medieval hill town of the Cilento, the southernmost part of Campania. It dominates the surrounding landscap ...
,
Moio della Civitella
Moio della Civitella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located in the middle of Cilento, Moio borders with the municipalities of Campora, Cannalonga, Gioi, and Vallo della ...
,
Novi Velia and
Stio
Stio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872.
History
The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, ...
.
See also
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Pruno Cilento
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Cilentan language
The Cilentan dialect (in it, Cilentano, in Cilentan: or ) is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Influences
It has been influenced, especially in the ...
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
References
External links
Comune of Campora
Localities of Cilento
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