Melpignano
Sign in to saveMelpignano (Griko: ; Salentino: ) is a small town and comune in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina. Melpignano has a population of 2,209 inhabitants (called Melpignanesi) and an area of , thus showing a population density of 202,1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The comune rises above sea level.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Melpignano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Melpignano
- Italian comune.native_name
- Lipignana (Griko)Merpignanu (Salentino)
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Stemma dario melpignano.jpg
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms of Melpignano
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.province
- (LE)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Valentina Avantaggiato
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 10
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2221
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- November 2008
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Melpignanesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 89
- Italian comune.saint
- San Giorgio
- Italian comune.day
- 23 April
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 73020
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0836
- Italian comune.istat
- 075045
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Melpignano
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- province of Lecce
- Population
- 2296
- Area
- 11.1
- Elevation
- 89
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Cursi
- Official website
- www.comune.melpignano.le.it
- Image
- Piazza san Giorgio di Melpignano.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0836
- Licence plate code
- LE
- Patron saint
- Saint George
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- Commons category
- Melpignano
- postal code
- 73020
- twinned administrative body
- Montemarano
- Commons gallery
- Melpignano
- public holiday
- patronal festival
- P11012
- Michelle Beaudoin
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Melpignano (Griko: ; Salentino: ) is a small town and comune in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina. Melpignano has a population of 2,209 inhabitants (called Melpignanesi) and an area of , thus showing a population density of 202,1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The comune rises above sea level.
There are 84 industrial firms employing 474 people who are 60.69% of the total of the workers. There are 50 service firms employing 165 people who are 21.13% of the total of the workers. There are 39 firms employing 89 people who are 11.40% of the total of the workers. There are 23 administrative offices employing 53 workers who are 6.79% of the total of the workers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melpignano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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