Camerota

Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Camerota
Comune
Comune di Camerota
Panoramic view of Camerota
Camerota within the Province of Salerno
Location of Camerota
Camerota
Location of Camerota in Italy
Camerota
Camerota (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°02′N 15°22′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniLentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Government
 • MayorMario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area
 • Total70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total7,103
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Camerotani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Dialing code0974
Patron saintSt. Vincent
Saint dayApril 5
WebsiteOfficial website
OSM map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets.

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), menaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[3]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[4]

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"):[5] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.

See also

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
  4. 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
  5. (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati, Lentiscosa, Marina di Camerota



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