Capistrano (
Calabrian: ) is a ''
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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Vibo Valentia
The province of Vibo Valentia ( it, provincia di Vibo Valentia; Vibonese: ) is a province in the Calabria region of southern Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Provin ...
in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Calabria
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 =
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographics1_title1 =
, demographics1_info1 =
, demographics1_title2 ...
, located about southwest of
Catanzaro
Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...
and about east of
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia (; Monteleone before 1861; Monteleone di Calabria from 1861 to 1928; scn, label= Calabrian, Vibbu Valenzia or ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the ca ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,147 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]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 ...
.
The municipality of Capistrano contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivision) Nicastrello.
Capistrano borders the following municipalities:
Chiaravalle Centrale
Chiaravalle Centrale ( Calabrian: ) is a and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Based on the first historical legends, Chiaravalle Centrale dates back to the domination of the Normans and the subsequent o ...
,
Filogaso
Filogaso ( Calabrian: ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about east of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,397 a ...
,
Maierato
Maierato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,305 and an area o ...
,
Monterosso Calabro
Monterosso Calabro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region of Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 ...
,
San Nicola da Crissa
San Nicola da Crissa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about east of Vibo Valentia.
San Nicola da Crissa borders the following municipalities ...
,
San Vito sullo Ionio
San Vito sullo lonio is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro located in the valley in Calabria region of Italy.
The patron saint of San Vito is St. Vitus
Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian m ...
,
Torre di Ruggiero
Torre di Ruggiero ( Calabrian: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. A lovey town, with numerous award-winning restaurants and wineries, the region is best known for its royal family ...
.
Demographic evolution
Colors=
id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)
id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)
ImageSize = width:455 height:303
PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30
DateFormat = x.y
Period = from:0 till:3000
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
AlignBars = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0
BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo
BarData=
bar:1861 text:1861
bar:1871 text:1871
bar:1881 text:1881
bar:1901 text:1901
bar:1911 text:1911
bar:1921 text:1921
bar:1931 text:1931
bar:1936 text:1936
bar:1951 text:1951
bar:1961 text:1961
bar:1971 text:1971
bar:1981 text:1981
bar:1991 text:1991
bar:2001 text:2001
PlotData=
color:barra width:20 align:left
bar:1861 from: 0 till:1271
bar:1871 from: 0 till:1236
bar:1881 from: 0 till:1143
bar:1901 from: 0 till:1351
bar:1911 from: 0 till:1422
bar:1921 from: 0 till:1553
bar:1931 from: 0 till:1541
bar:1936 from: 0 till:1605
bar:1951 from: 0 till:1951
bar:1961 from: 0 till:2108
bar:1971 from: 0 till:1622
bar:1981 from: 0 till:1298
bar:1991 from: 0 till:1309
bar:2001 from: 0 till:1205
PlotData=
bar:1861 at:1271 fontsize:XS text: 1271 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1871 at:1236 fontsize:XS text: 1236 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1881 at:1143 fontsize:XS text: 1143 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1901 at:1351 fontsize:XS text: 1351 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1911 at:1422 fontsize:XS text: 1422 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1921 at:1553 fontsize:XS text: 1553 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1931 at:1541 fontsize:XS text: 1541 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1936 at:1605 fontsize:XS text: 1605 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1951 at:1951 fontsize:XS text: 1951 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1961 at:2108 fontsize:XS text: 2108 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1971 at:1622 fontsize:XS text: 1622 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1981 at:1298 fontsize:XS text: 1298 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1991 at:1309 fontsize:XS text: 1309 shift:(-8,5)
bar:2001 at:1205 fontsize:XS text: 1205 shift:(-8,5)
TextData=
fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:Data from ISTAT
References
External links
web.tiscali.it/capistranovv/
Cities and towns in Calabria
{{Calabria-geo-stub