Aliano

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Aliano
Comune
Comune di Aliano
Coat of arms
Location of Aliano
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Coordinates: 40°19′N 16°14′E / 40.317°N 16.233°E / 40.317; 16.233
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Matera (MT)
Frazioni	Alianello
Government
• Mayor	Luigi De Lorenzo
Area [1]
• Total	98.41 km2 (38.00 sq mi)
Elevation	498 m (1,634 ft)
Population  (1-1-2017)[2]
• Total	975
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Demonym	Alianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	75010
Dialing code	0835
Patron saint	St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Saint day	June 21
Website	Official website

Aliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, which is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Aliano was the setting of Carlo Levi's book Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli), where the town is called Gagliano according to the local pronunciation. Published in 1945, it gives an account of his exile in 1935–1936 in Aliano.

Like many towns in rural Italy it has suffered from migration to the cities and overseas where employment opportunities are better.