Ottati (
Cilentan: ''Utatte'') is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Salerno in the
Campania region of south-west
Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 680.
History
The town was founded in the 12th century, presumably by shepherds who abandoned the ancient village of Fasanella.
Geography
Located in
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 part of
its national park, Ottati lies below Tempa del Prato mountain (1,048 m), part of the
Alburni range. It is crossed in the middle by the provincial road SP 179 and the town hall is located in Via 24 Maggio 53. It is
3 km far from
Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, 7 from
Corleto Monforte
Corleto Monforte (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' with 615 residents in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Corleto Monforte gets its name from the Latin word ''coryletum'', meaning "a thicket of h ...
, 8 from
Aquara
Aquara is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The town, located on a hill in the middle of Cilento and part of its national park, lies below the Alburni mountains. It is 9 k ...
, 9 from
Castelcivita
Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains, ...
, and 92 km from the city of
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
.
The municipality borders with Aquara,
Bellosguardo, Castelcivita,
Petina, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella and
Sicignano degli Alburni. It has no hamlets (''
frazioni''), but counts the localities of Bivio San Vito and Chiaie, composed by few scattered farmhouses.
Demographics
The municipality of Ottati had a population of 998 inhabitants according to the results of the
National Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
conducted in 1991. After the National Census of 2001 the population was officially stated to be 809 inhabitants, thereby showing a reduction of 18.94% between 1991 and 2001.
[Source: Istat 1991 and 2001] The inhabitants are distributed in 345 families with an average of 2,34 people per family.
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Economy
There are 6 industrial firms employing 16 people (14.16% of the total of the workers), 21 service firms employing 22 people (19.47% of the total of the workers), 26 firms employing 66 people (58.41% of the total of the workers), 2 administrative offices employing 9 workers (7.96% of the total of the workers). There is a total of 113 workers, that are the 13.97% of the inhabitants of the municipality.
Gallery
See also
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Cilentan dialect
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 t ...
*
Castelcivita Caves
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento