Cleto, Calabria

Cleto
Comune
Comune di Cleto
Location of Cleto
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Coordinates: 39°5′N 16°10′E / 39.083°N 16.167°E / 39.083; 16.167
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Contrada Gioiosa, Contrada Passamorrone, Contrada Pianta, Contrada Vespano, Marina di Savuto, Savuto
Government
• Mayor	Armando Bossio
Area [1]
• Total	18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (28 December 2017)[2]
• Total	1,268
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Cletesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87030
Dialing code	0982
Patron saint	St. Anthony of Padua
Saint day	13 June
Website	Official website

Cleto (Greek: Kleto, Klithos, local slang: Petramala, Pietramala) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on the hills facing the Aeolian Islands, and the river Savuto.

The town is situated at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level at the feet of Mount St. Angelo, a few kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea and not far from the Lamezia Terme International Airport.

The hillside location means that the climate is very dry with hot summers and mild winters. The flora is typical of the Mediterranean area, with numerous olive trees and, in the area of the river Savuto, oranges and lemons. The oil production is one of the mainstays of the local economy, as well as tourism and agriculture in general.^{[citation needed]} The mediterranean weather also allows to grow different vegetables and fruits like tomato, zucchini, eggplant, pear, peach, prickly pear cactus and potato. There are also many typical dishes and products. The fauna of the area includes a number of species of birds of prey, foxes, wild boar and, in the mountains, wolves.^{[citation needed]}