Joppolo
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Joppolo
Iámbolos (Greek) | |
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| Comune di Joppolo | |
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Location of Joppolo  | |
  Joppolo Location of Joppolo in Italy  Joppolo Joppolo (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′N 15°54′E / 38.583°N 15.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Vibo Valentia (VV) |
| Frazioni | Caroniti, Coccorinello, Coccorino, Monte Poro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore Giuseppe Vecchio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,140 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Joppolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89863 |
| Dialing code | 0963 |
Joppolo (Medieval Greek: Ιάμπολος, romanized: Iámbolos) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region of Calabria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vibo Valentia.
Notable people
[edit]- Januarius (died 305), patron saint of Naples, is thought to have been born here.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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