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Tricase

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Total population

17,581

Coordinates39.93°, 18.36°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Apulia, Italy, Tricase occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (39.930°, 18.355°). It is home to roughly 17,581 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,703 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. The town belongs to the Lecce administrative unit. 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
39.9304
Longitude
18.3553
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)
5,820
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mastic Tree
    Pistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida
    170
  • Rock Samphire
    Crithmum maritimum L. · Magnoliopsida
    126
  • Carob
    Ceratonia siliqua L. · Magnoliopsida
    105
  • Myrtle
    Myrtus communis L. · Magnoliopsida
    95
  • Japanese Cheesewood
    Pittosporum tobira (Murray) Aiton fil. · Magnoliopsida
    95
  • Common Smilax
    Smilax aspera L. · Liliopsida
    74
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    70
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    70

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
48
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2024-03-22

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.66
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,703

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

Events

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
075088
Province
Lecce (LE)
Region
Puglia
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF45
Codice catastale
L419

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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)