Carmiano

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Carmiano
Comune
Comune di Carmiano
Carmiano
Location of Carmiano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°20′45.96″N 18°2′45.96″E / 40.3461000°N 18.0461000°E / 40.3461000; 18.0461000Coordinates: 40°20′45.96″N 18°2′45.96″E / 40.3461000°N 18.0461000°E / 40.3461000; 18.0461000
Country Italy
Region Puglia
Province Lecce (LE)
Frazioni Magliano
Area
  Total 23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation 33 m (108 ft)
Population (31 December 2008)[1]
  Total 12,307
  Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym Carmianesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 73041
Dialing code 0832
Patron saint Madonna Nostra and San Vito Martire
Saint day 17 August
Website Official website

Carmiano is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Carmiano is in the heart of the province of Lecce and Salento. It is located 20 km east of the Ionian Sea (Porto Cesareo) and 16 km west of the Adriatic Sea (San Cataldo).

Fractions

Bounding communes

Coat of arms

Its coat of arms contains a tree with a star in a middle bordered with three brown stripes with a yellow gold rim with a golden crown at the top.

Geography

The commune is located in the area called the Valle della Cupa or the Cupa Valley and is siuated northwest of the Salentino cape. The terrain is mainly flat and features olive crops as well as fruits and vegetables along with cattle and others.

Population History

Year Population
1861 1,987
1871 2,164
1881 2,542
1901 3,364
1911 4,241
1921 5,179
1931 6,514
1936 7,204
1951 8,691
1961 9,252
1971 10.033
1981 11,548
1991 12,176
2001 12,160
2006 14,700

The population has been growing since 1861 and slowed slightly between 1961 and 1981, the population slightly declining by 16 between 1991 and 2001, in the 1930s, it surpassed its neighboring population of Leverano and again surpassed in the mid-2000s where it is at the present level.

History

The origin of the communal name probably comes from the colour "carminium" (red), another one that it came from a name of the Roman centurion "Carminius" which assigned to the Roman Senate, the land at the time was in the area of Messapia and was situated in the country.

References

  1. Population from ISTAT
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