Caronia

Caronia
Καλάκτα
Comune di Caronia
Coat of arms of Caronia
Location of Caronia
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Caronia is located in Italy
Caronia
Caronia
Location of Caronia in Italy
Caronia is located in Sicily
Caronia
Caronia
Caronia (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°01′N 14°26′E / 38.017°N 14.433°E / 38.017; 14.433
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
FrazioniCanneto, Marina, Torre del Lauro
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Cuffari
Area
 • Total226 km2 (87 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2012)[2]
 • Total3,414
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
DemonymCaronesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98072
Dialing code0921
Patron saintSaint Blaise
Saint dayFebruary 3
WebsiteOfficial website

Caronia (Sicilian: Carunìa, Greek: Καλάκτα (Ptol.) or Καλὴ Ἀκτὴ (Diod. et al.), Latin: Calacte or Cale Acte) is a town and comune on the north coast of Sicily, in the province of Messina, about halfway between Tyndaris (modern Tindari) and Cephaloedium (modern Cefalù). The town has 3,555 inhabitants.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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