Camerota
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Camerota | |
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| Comune di Camerota | |
 Panoramic view of Camerota | |
 Camerota within the Province of Salerno | |
  Camerota Location within Italy  Camerota Location within Campania | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Salvatore Scarpitta |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 7,103 |
| • Density | 100.6/km2 (260.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Camerotani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84040 (Camerota) 84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati) 84059 (Marina di Camerota) |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| ISTAT code | 065021 |
| Patron saint | St. Vincent |
| Saint day | April 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
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Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[3]
Geography
[edit]Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[4]
The area is notable for the prehistoric caves of Marina di Camerota, which contain evidence of Neanderthal and early modern human occupation from the Late Middle Paleolithic to the Chalcolithic period.
Frazioni
[edit]The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"):[5] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.
The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ↑ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
- ↑ 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
- ↑ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
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