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Centola
Comune
Comune di Centola
Centola within the Province of Salerno
Location of Centola
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Coordinates: 40°04′N 15°19′E / 40.067°N 15.317°E / 40.067; 15.317
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Foria, Palinuro, San Nicola, San Severino
Government
• Mayor	Carmelo Stanziola
Area [1]
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017) [2]
• Total	5,144
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Centolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	84051
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	Sant'Apollonio
Saint day	-
Website	Official website

Centola ( Cilentan: Cendula) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Geography

Located in southern Cilento, Centola borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Celle di Bulgheria, Montano Antilia, Pisciotta and San Mauro la Bruca.

The municipality counts the town itself (2,550 inhabitants) and four hamlets ^[3] ( frazioni). Their population is listed under brackets.

• Palinuro (1,202 inhabitants): the largest frazione, located by the sea
• Foria (516 inhabitants). Located not too far from Centola
• San Severino (435 inhabitants): it is home to medieval ruins, located by "Centola" railway station
• San Nicola (370 inhabitants), the littlest hamlet of the comune

See also

• Cilento
• Cape Palinuro
• Cilentan Coast

References

External links

• Media related to Centola at Wikimedia Commons

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