Malvito

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Comune di Malvito

Location of Malvito in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Elevation 473 m (1,552 ft)
Area 37 km² (14 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 2,071
 - Density 56/km² (145/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 39°36′0″N, 16°3′0″E
Gentilic Malvitani
Dialing code 0984
Postal code 87010
Frazioni Pauciuri, Piana, Vaditari
Patron San Michele Arcangelo
 - Day 29 September

Malvito is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Its name derives from the Latin word for mallow, malvetum.