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Total population

2,076

Coordinates40.24°, 18.38°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Melendugno is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

A

Adriano Barbano

Italian film director (1923-1985)

Salvatore De Giorgi

Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal

Pantaleo Corvino

Italian director of football

Salvatore Trinchese

Italian scientist (1836–1897)

Antonio Montinaro

Italian police officer (1962–1992)

Brizio Montinaro

Italian actor and screenwriter

Caterina Durante

Italian journalist and writer (1928-2004)

C

Cosimo Gallo

Italian politician

C

Cosimo Moschettini

Italian scientist

D

Donato Tommasi

Italian politician (1761-1831)

F

Francesco Pantaleo Gabrieli

Italian jurist and magistrate (1888-1962)

F

Franco Mazzei

Italian university teacher (1939–2022)

G

Gino Ingrosso

Italian composer (1932–2010)

G

Giuseppe Gabrieli

Italian librarian (1872-1942)

L

Luigi Carluccio

Italian art critic (1911–1981)

R

Raffaele De Giorgi

Italian sociologist and philosopher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Apulia

• Melendugno
  3 mi away · pop. 9,924
• Carpignano Salentino
  3.5 mi away · pop. 3,843
• Torre dell'Orso
  3.6 mi away
• Serrano
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,406
• Roca
  4.3 mi away
• San Foca
  4.5 mi away
• Martano
  4.7 mi away · pop. 9,225
• Vernole
  5.1 mi away · pop. 7,592
• Calimera
  5.1 mi away · pop. 7,310
• Cannole
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,765
• Torre Specchia Ruggeri
  5.5 mi away
• Acquarica
  5.6 mi away

Browse all places in Apulia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Rock Caper

Capparis orientalis

Seen 2026-09-11

Ant-eating theridiid

Dipoenoides episinoides

Seen 2026-09-11

Pale Small-branded Swift

Pelopidas thrax

Seen 2026-09-11

Red-bellied Jumping Spider

Philaeus chrysops

Seen 2026-09-11

Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius

Seen 2026-09-08

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Seen 2026-09-04

Mediterranean red bug

Scantius aegyptius

Seen 2026-09-02

rock samphire

Crithmum maritimum

Seen 2026-09-02

Marbled Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).