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Paganica

Total population

5,024

Elevation669 m
Coordinates42.36°, 13.47°

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City facts

Elevation
669 m
Official website
www.paganica.it

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Overview

Paganica is a hillside town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. located at 669 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, about 7 kilometers east of the historic center, along the state road 17 bis that from Bazzano climbs to Campo Imperatore passing for Tempèra, Camarda, Assergi and Fonte Cerreto, with a population of about 10 000 inhabitants, making it the largest fraction of the city, as well as of considerable economic importance. It is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, and has a population of about 5,000.

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History & geography

History

An old Roman city, in 1254 its citizens took part in the foundation of L'Aquila by Manfred of Sicily. Until 1927 it was an autonomous municipality merged, with others, into L'Aquila. On April 6, 2009, Paganica was severely damaged, with 70 percent of its buildings destroyed, as a result of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The earthquake's epicenter was along the road between L'Aquila and Paganica, Paganica being the closest town to the epicenter.

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Geography

Latitude
42.3585
Longitude
13.4712
Water area
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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,473

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117
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

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