Salento

Salento Salentu (Salentino) Σαλέντο (Salentino Griko)
Historical and Geographic Region
A view of Salento from satellite
Salento in red
Country	Italy
Regions	Apulia
Provinces	Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce
Area
• Land	5,856.57 km2 (2,261.23 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (2017)	1,785,500
Demonym(s)	Salentini Salentino
Time zone	UTC+1
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2
Postal codes	73001-73100, 72012-72015, 72017-72018, 72020-72027, 72029, 74100

Salento (Salentino: Salentu, Salentino Griko: Σαλέντο), also known as Terra d’Otranto,^[1] is a cultural, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the Province of Lecce, Taranto, and a majority of the Province of Brindisi.