Marconia

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Marconia

Total population

8,258

Elevation106 m

Coordinates40.36°, 16.69°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Marconia is the main hamlet of the municipality of Pisticci in the Italian province of Matera. It is only 10 km from the Ionian coast of the same municipality and together with the peripheral urban agglomerations of Tinchi, Centro Agricolo, Casinello and the coastal area has approximately 13,000 inhabitants. Marconia is the newest and most populous town in the municipality of Pisticci and is located in a flat and central position in the Metapontino area.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Giannina Chiantoni

Italian actress (1881-1972)

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Pancrazio Chiruzzi

M

Michele Russo

director and filmmaker

M

Matteo Parisi

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Leonardo Santorsola

Italian priest (born 1959)

Rocco Ricciardulli

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Angelo Tataranno

Italian politician (born 1947)

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

Nearby places in Basilicata

• Tinchi
  2.2 mi away · pop. 506
• Bernalda
  3.5 mi away · pop. 12,453
• Borgo San Basilio
  5.9 mi away
• Metaponto
  6.5 mi away
• Pisticci
  7.2 mi away · pop. 17,768
• Scanzano Jonico
  7.8 mi away · pop. 6,711
• Lido di Metaponto
  7.8 mi away
• Montalbano Jonico
  8.1 mi away · pop. 7,991
• Craco Peschiera
  10.1 mi away
• Policoro
  10.5 mi away · pop. 17,313
• Montescaglioso
  13.1 mi away · pop. 9,940
• Pomarico
  13.1 mi away · pop. 4,482

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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

Oriental Hornet

Vespa orientalis

Seen 2026-09-04

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Seen 2026-08-30

Lesser Earwig

Labia minor

Seen 2026-08-27

Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Seen 2026-08-24

Tufted Ghost Crab

Ocypode cursor

Seen 2026-08-24

Sea Daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Seen 2026-08-24

Kentish Plover

Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Seen 2026-08-24

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-08-24

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Seen 2026-08-24

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