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San Mauro Forte

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San Mauro Forte

Total population

2,306

Elevation540 m
Land area87.06 km²
Coordinates40.49°, 16.25°

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City facts

Elevation
540 m
Area
87.06 km²
Official website
www.comune.sanmauroforte.mt.it

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Overview

San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

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History & geography

History

The area was established in the sixth century. It was probably part of Magna Graecia.

Geography

The town is on a hill, above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra (14 km/9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km/9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km/11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km/20 miles) with Craco (25 km/15 miles) and Stigliano (31 km/20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km/9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera, is 70 km/44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km/41 miles away. San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of Upland Communes of the Matera Hills.

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Geography

Latitude
40.4873
Longitude
16.2482
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Vincenzo Visceglia
Vincenzo Visceglia
Italian cartographer (1903-1971)
A
Antonio Tricarico
Italian association football player (1912-1991)
C
Concetta Carestia Lanciaux
Italian manager
E
Egidio Digilio
Italian politician
Nicola Cilento
Nicola Cilento
Italian medievalist and university professor (1914–1988)
O
Otello Calbi
Italian composer and musician
P
Pasquale Amodio
Italian lawyer and patriot (1792-1865)
Sebastiano Paradiso
Sebastiano Paradiso
Italian painter and sculptor (1914-1983)
V
Vincenzo De Chiara
Italian Catholic priest
F
Francesco Sassi
Italian geologist (1935-2016)
F
Francesco Fornabaio
Italian aviator
R
Rocco Montano
V
Vincenzo Cilento
S
Serafino della Salandra
G
Giovanni Saponara
B
Bruno Salerno
Italian politician

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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.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
82
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about San Mauro Forte

Santi, animali e suoni
Nicola Scaldaferri · 2005

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Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
077026
Province
Matera (MT)
Region
Basilicata
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF52
Codice catastale
I029

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • 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)