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Gorgoglione

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Total population

1,179

Coordinates40.39°, 16.14°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Basilicata, Italy, Gorgoglione occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of 40.394°, 16.145° situate Gorgoglione in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,179. The village belongs to the Matera administrative unit. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,590 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.3944
Longitude
16.1446
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,340
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red Kite
    Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    97
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    66
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    65
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    55
  • Cirl Bunting
    Emberiza cirlus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
    53
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    51
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    50
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    44

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
314
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2022-10-31

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Basilicata

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.36
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,590

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
077010
Province
Matera (MT)
Region
Basilicata
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF52
Codice catastale
E093

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)