Malvito

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Malvito
Comune di Malvito
Location of Malvito
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Malvito is located in Italy
Malvito
Malvito
Location of Malvito in Italy
Malvito is located in Calabria
Malvito
Malvito
Malvito (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°36′N 16°3′E / 39.600°N 16.050°E / 39.600; 16.050
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniPauciuri, Piana, Vaditari
Government
 • MayorPietro Amatuzzo
Area
 • Total38.24 km2 (14.76 sq mi)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[3]
 • Total2,071
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymMalvitani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87010
Dialing code0984
Patron saintSt. Michael Archangel
Saint day29 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Malvito (Calabrian: Marivitu) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Its name derives from the Latin word for mallow, malvetum. Its population was severely reduced in the 1950s and 1960s due to mass migration to USA, Australia, Argentina and Canada.

  1. ^ "Storia - Comune di Malvito".
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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