Cocumola

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Cocumola

Total population

940

Elevation105 m

Coordinates40.07°, 18.43°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cocumola is a small Italian town close to the Adriatic coast and about 42 km distant from Lecce. Administratively it counts as a frazione of the commune of Minervino di Lecce, and falls within the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Dante De Blasi

Italian immunologist and bacteriologist (1873–1956)

R

Raffaele Calabro

Italian priest (1940–2017)

B

Benigno Luigi Papa

Italian priest

F

Francesco Longo

Italian film director and screenwriter (1931–1995)

R

Raf Baldassarre

Italian actor (1932–1995)

A

Antonio Lazzari

Italian geologist (1905–1979)

C

Celestino Cominale

Italian physician and scientist

Eugenio Filograna

Italian entrepreneur and politician

F

Filippo Bacile di Castiglione

Italian entrepreneur, politician and historian

Filippo Bottazzi

Italian physiologist (1867–1941)

G

Germano Longo

Italian actor and voice actor (1933–2022)

Girolamo Comi

Italian poet (1890-1968)

Giuseppe Casciaro

Italian painter (1861-1941)

Luigi Lazzari

Italian politician

P

Pasquale Baccaro

Italian military personnel (1972-1993)

R

Raffaele Quaranta

Italian association football player

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

Nearby places in Apulia

• Cerfignano
  0.6 mi away
• Minervino di Lecce
  1.7 mi away · pop. 3,949
• Vitigliano
  2.1 mi away
• Santa Cesarea Terme
  2.5 mi away · pop. 3,095
• Uggiano la Chiesa
  2.6 mi away · pop. 4,341
• Vaste
  2.7 mi away
• Porto Badisco
  2.9 mi away
• Poggiardo
  2.9 mi away · pop. 6,075
• Ortelle
  3.1 mi away
• Vignacastrisi
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,377
• Giuggianello
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,286
• Giurdignano
  4 mi away · pop. 1,793

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Recently spotted species

marvel of Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Seen 2026-09-17

squirting cucumber

Ecballium elaterium

Seen 2026-09-17

Drimia pancration

Drimia pancration

Seen 2026-09-16

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-12

Rock Caper

Capparis orientalis

Seen 2026-09-11

Campanula versicolor tenorei

Campanula versicolor tenorei

Seen 2026-09-09

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-08

myrtle

Myrtus communis

Seen 2026-09-05

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Seen 2026-09-05

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