Cariati

Cariati
Comune
Comune di Cariati
Location of Cariati
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Coordinates: 39°30′N 16°57′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Tramonti, San Cataldo, Santa Maria
Government
• Mayor	Cataldo Minò
Area [1]
• Total	27.95 km^2 (10.79 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	8,156
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym	Cariatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87062
Dialing code	0983
Patron saint	Leonard of Noblac
Saint day	6 November
Website	Official website

Cariati is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town is divided into two parts: Cariati Superiore, situated on top of a hill, and Cariati Marina, which is stretched along the Ionian coastline.

Notable people

• Polissena Ruffo (1400–1420), princess
• Stefano Patrizi (1715–1797), jurist and scholar
• Francesco Cozza (born 1974), football player
• Domenico Maietta (born 1982), football player
• Marco Russo (born 1982), football player
• Domenico Berardi (born 1994), football player
• Antonio Fuoco (born 1996), racing driver
• Daniele Lavia (born 1999), volleyball player

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Population data from ISTAT