Leverano
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| Region: | Apulia |
| Province: | Lecce (LE) |
| Location: | 40° 17' (40.2833) N lat. 18° 5' (18.0833) W long. |
| Area: | 48 km² |
| Population: | 13,981 {2001) |
| Population density: | 286/km² |
| Elevation: | 37 m |
| Postal code: | 73045 |
| Area/distance code: | 0832 |
| ISTAT code: | 075037 |
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Leverano is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the southeastern part of the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Its 2001 population was 13,981.
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[edit] Bounding communes
[edit] Population History
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1861 | 2,443 | - | - |
| 1871 | 2,854 | - | - |
| 1881 | 3,311 | - | - |
| 1901 | 4,104 | - | - |
| 1911 | 4,634 | - | - |
| 1921 | 5,257 | - | - |
| 1931 | 6,392 | - | - |
| 1936 | 6,960 | - | - |
| 1951 | 8,944 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,197 | - | - |
| 1971 | 11,062 | - | - |
| 1981 | 12,612 | - | - |
| 1991 | 13,526 | - | - |
| 2001 | 13,977 | 388 or 2.87 % | 286/km² |
[edit] History
Leverano was severely destroyed by the Ostrogoth Totila, it was also destroyed by the Arabs in the 9th century. A tower was later built in 1220 and it protected against pirate raids. The tower is built with Norman architecture.
[edit] Twinning
[edit] External link
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