Camerota

Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Not to be confused with Camerota (surname).
Camerota
Comune
Comune di Camerota
Panoramic view of Camerota
Camerota within the Province of Salerno
Location of Camerota
Camerota
Location of Camerota in Italy
Camerota
Camerota (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniLentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Government
 • MayorMario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area
 • Total70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total7,103
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Camerotani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Dialing code0974
Patron saintSt. Vincent
Saint dayApril 5
WebsiteOfficial website
OSM map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets.

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[3]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[4]

Frazioni

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

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
  4. 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
  5. (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



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