Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Province
- Taranto
- Frazioni
- Contrada San Giovanni
- Mayor
- Cosimo Fabbiano
- Total
- 23.56 km (9.10 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 75 m (246 ft)
- Density
- 644.8/km (1,670/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Sangiorgesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 099
- Patron saint
- San Giorgio
Article
San Giorgio Ionico is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, in the northern Salento, part of the Apulia region of southeast Italy. San Giorgio Ionico was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.
History