Melicucco () 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 Reggio Calabria
The Province of Reggio Calabria ( it, Provincia di Reggio Calabria) was a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was the southernmost province in mainland Italy and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The capital ...
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 northeast of
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria ( scn, label= Southern Calabrian, Riggiu; el, label= Calabrian Greek, Ρήγι, Rìji), usually referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria. It has an estimated popul ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,024 and an area of .
The municipality of Melicucco 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) San Fili ().
Melicucco borders the following municipalities:
Anoia
Anoia () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.
The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper.
To the north are Solsonès an ...
,
Cittanova
Cittanova is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria.
Located on the slopes of Aspromonte and facing the ...
,
Feroleto della Chiesa,
Polistena
Polistena (, or ''Polysthénē'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria.
Polistena borders the fo ...
,
Rosarno
Rosarno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region of Calabria. It is about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. Rosarno stands on a natural terrace cloaked in olive ...
.
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:5500
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
AlignBars = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:100 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:989
bar:1871 from: 0 till:1018
bar:1881 from: 0 till:1007
bar:1901 from: 0 till:1363
bar:1911 from: 0 till:1719
bar:1921 from: 0 till:1809
bar:1931 from: 0 till:2487
bar:1936 from: 0 till:2495
bar:1951 from: 0 till:3069
bar:1961 from: 0 till:3449
bar:1971 from: 0 till:3813
bar:1981 from: 0 till:4358
bar:1991 from: 0 till:5063
bar:2001 from: 0 till:4996
PlotData=
bar:1861 at:989 fontsize:XS text: 989 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1871 at:1018 fontsize:XS text: 1018 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1881 at:1007 fontsize:XS text: 1007 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1901 at:1363 fontsize:XS text: 1363 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1911 at:1719 fontsize:XS text: 1719 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1921 at:1809 fontsize:XS text: 1809 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1931 at:2487 fontsize:XS text: 2487 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1936 at:2495 fontsize:XS text: 2495 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1951 at:3069 fontsize:XS text: 3069 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1961 at:3449 fontsize:XS text: 3449 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1971 at:3813 fontsize:XS text: 3813 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1981 at:4358 fontsize:XS text: 4358 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1991 at:5063 fontsize:XS text: 5063 shift:(-8,5)
bar:2001 at:4996 fontsize:XS text: 4996 shift:(-8,5)
TextData=
fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:Data from ISTAT
References
Cities and towns in Calabria
{{Calabria-geo-stub