Savoca

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Comune di Savoca
Coat of arms of Comune di Savoca
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Sicily
Province Province of Messina (ME)
Mayor Antonino Bartolotta (since May 28, 2002)
Elevation 330 m
Area 8.8 km²
Population
 - Total (as of Dec. 2004) 1,661
 - Density 189/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 37°57′N 15°20′E
Gentilic Savocesi
Dialing code 0942
Postal code 98038


Location of Savoca in Italy
Website: www.comunedisavoca.it
Church of St. Nicolò.
Church of St. Nicolò.

Savoca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 30 km southwest of Messina.

Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva.

The city was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

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