Reggio Calabria

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Reggio Calabria

Total population

183,035

Coordinates38.10°, 15.64°

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

Overview

Reggio di Calabria, officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, and often known as Reggio, is the largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As of 2025, it has 168,572 inhabitants and is the twenty-first most populous city in Italy, after Modena. Reggio Calabria is located near the center of the Mediterranean and is known for its climate, and ethnic and cultural diversity. It is the third economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. About 511,935 people live in its metropolitan city.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Umberto Boccioni

Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916)

Donatella Versace

Italian fashion designer

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Gianni Versace

Italian fashion designer (1946–1997)

Ibycus

6th century BC Greek lyric poet

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Sergio Laganà

Italian bicycle racer

Salvatore Nunnari

Roman Catholic archbishop

Gianna Maria Canale

Italian actress (1927-2009)

Leopoldo Trieste

Italian actor, director (1917-2003)

Goffredo Zehender

Italian racecar driver

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Nicola Calipari

Italian major general and SISMI military intelligence officer (1953–2005)

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Antonino Barillà

Italian footballer

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Theagenes of Rhegium

Greek literary critic

Baron Franz von der Trenck

Austrian soldier (1711-1749)

Santo Versace

Italian fashion businessman

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Niccolò da Reggio

Italian scientist and physician

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Pasquale Condello

Italian criminal

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

Nearby places in Calabria

• Gallina
  2.4 mi away
• Cardeto
  7 mi away · pop. 2,325
• Calanna
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,183
• Laganadi
  7.3 mi away · pop. 498
• Motta San Giovanni
  7.6 mi away · pop. 6,449
• Campo Calabro
  7.8 mi away · pop. 4,074
• Villa San Giovanni
  7.9 mi away · pop. 13,784
• Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte
  8 mi away · pop. 436
• Fiumara
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,201
• San Roberto
  9.1 mi away · pop. 1,985
• Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,470
• Montebello Jonico
  10.5 mi away · pop. 6,922

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