Mammola 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 (''Regions of Italy, regioni'') and provinces (''Provinces ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the
Italian region
Calabria
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, 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 ...
.
Mammola borders the following municipalities:
Agnana Calabra,
Canolo
Canolo 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 901 a ...
,
Cinquefrondi,
Galatro,
Giffone,
Grotteria,
San Giorgio Morgeto,
Siderno.
People
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Sal Albanese, a former New York City Councilman and candidate for Mayor elections 2013.
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Nick Mancuso
Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama '' Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won the ...
, actor.
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Nik Spatari, internationally renowned artist and sculptor, creator and producer of the Park Museum Santa Barbara.
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Alan Barillaro, director, animator and screenwriter.
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Vincenzo_Cotroni, Italian Canadian crime boss. Founder of the now called Rizzuto crime family.
Twin towns
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Mezdra, Bulgaria, February 4, 2007
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Saint-Clair-du-Rhône, France, May 17, 2010
References
External links
Official website
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Cities and towns in Calabria