San Mauro Cilento

San Mauro Cilento
Comune
Comune di San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro church in Casalsottano
San Mauro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
San Mauro Cilento Location of San Mauro Cilento in Italy
Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Casalsottano, Mezzatorre
Government
• Mayor	Sabato Di Gregorio (since june 2004)
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
• Total	982
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Sanmauresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84070
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	St. Mauro
Saint day	July 11
Website	Official website

San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. In 2010 its population was 982.^[1]

Geography

San Mauro (also named Casalsoprano or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse)^[2] is located on a hillside in Cilento, near Stella mountain. Its municipal territory, extended on the coast, borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento. Its hamlets (frazioni) are:

• Casalsottano (or Casal Sottano, i. e. Lower Farmhouse -40°12′59.72″N 15°2′13.74″E / 40.2165889°N 15.0371500°E / 40.2165889; 15.0371500-)^[2] is a medieval rural hill village few km from San Mauro Cilento. The village is 465 amsl and its population is of 463.^[3]
• Mezzatorre (i.e. Half Tower -40°11′45.96″N 15°1′13.94″E / 40.1961000°N 15.0205389°E / 40.1961000; 15.0205389-) is a village on the Cilentan Coast between Agnone Cilento and Acciaroli. The locality, that counts some sea resorts, is 32 amsl and its population is of 39.^[4]

Demographics

See also

• Cilento
• Cilentan Coast

References

External links

Media related to San Mauro Cilento at Wikimedia Commons

• (Italian) San Mauro Cilento official website