San Felice Circeo

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Comune di San Felice Circeo
Coat of arms of Comune di San Felice Circeo
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lazio
Province Latina (LT)
Mayor Francesco Giuseppe Schiboni
Elevation 98 m
Area 32 km²
Population
 - Total (as of 2001) 7,972
 - Density 249/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 41°17′N 13°08′E
Gentilic Sanfeliciani
Dialing code 0773
Postal code 04017
Frazioni Borgo Montenero, Mezzomonte, Colonia Elena, Pantano Marino, San Rocco, La Cona
Patron San Felice Martire
 - Day July 29

Mount Circeo Italian Monte Circeo, Latin Circaeum Promontorium, isolated promontory, Latina provincia, Lazio (Latium) regione, on the southwestern coast of Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea, just northwest of the Gulf of Gaeta. It consists of a conspicuous ridge of limestone, 3.5 miles (6 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, rising to a height of 1,775 feet (541 m) and connected with the mainland by a low saddle of alluvial deposits. About 33 square miles (86 square km) are preserved.