Colobraro

Colobraro (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. The town is positioned on a high hill dominating the valley of the river Sinni, near the town of Valsinni.

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Italian comune.name: Colobraro
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Colobraro
Italian comune.image_skyline: L'innominabile.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of the town
Italian comune.image_shield: Colobraro-Stemma.png
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Italian comune.region: Basilicata
Italian comune.province: Matera (MT)
Italian comune.mayor: Andrea Bernardo
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 65.91
Italian comune.population_total: 1243
Italian comune.population_as_of: December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Colobraresi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 630
Italian comune.istat: 077006
Italian comune.saint: St. Nicholas
Italian comune.day: 7 May
Italian comune.postal_code: 75021

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Official name: Colobraro
Demonym: colobraresi
Population: 1064
Area: 66.61
Elevation: 630
Official website: www.colobraro.com
Image: L'innominabile.jpg
Dialing code: 0835
Licence plate code: MT

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Commons category: Colobraro
postal code: 75021

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==Geography== Colobraro is located in southern Italy in the region of Basilicata. It is one of the agricultural centers in the Sinni River valley, located on the southern slopes of Mount Calvario at a height of 630 m, with views of the whole Ionian Sea coast. Colobraro is located near Highway 653, not far from the dam built on the Sinni River and Mount Cotugno. It borders the towns of Valsinni, Tursi, Rotondella, Senise, Sant'Arcangelo and Noepoli. Colobraro is about 80 km from the province's capital of Matera, and about 130 km from the region's capital of Potenza.