Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lombardy
- Province
- Mantua (MN)
- Frazioni
- Dragoncello, Quattrocase, Segonda, Stoppiaro
- Mayor
- Fabio Zacchi
- Total
- 42.29 km (16.33 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 16 m (52 ft)
- Density
- 153.1/km (396.5/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Poggesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0386
- Patron saint
- St.Mary
Article
Poggio Rusco (Lower Mantovano: Al Pòs) is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants' number 6,474 as of August 31, 2020. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the provincial capital.
The town lies in the southeast of the Oltrepò Mantovano area, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Po River and just 2 kilometres (1 mi) from Province of Modena, equidistant to principal cities of the Po Valley such as Mantua, Verona, Ferrara, Bologna and Modena.