Africo

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Comune di Africo
Coat of arms of Comune di Africo
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Reggio Calabria (RC)
Mayor
Elevation 15 m
Area 51 km²
Population
 - Total 3,463
 - Density 68/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 38°03′N 16°8′E
Gentilic Africesi
Dialing code 0964
Postal code 89030


[edit] Geography

Africo is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Southern Italian region of Calabria. It is bounded by the comuni of Bianco, Bova, Bruzzano Zeffirio, Cosoleto, Roghudi, Samo, Sant'Agata del Bianco, Staiti.

[edit] History

It has had some importance in the history of Italian Organized Crime.

[edit] External links


Europe | Italy | Calabria
Catanzaro | Cosenza | Crotone | Reggio Calabria | Vibo Valentia





The main mafia family of africo is the mollica family.