Platania
Comune in Calabria, Italy
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Platania is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy. It is located approximately 50 kilometres away from the city of Catanzaro
Platania
Greek: Plataniá | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Platania | |
 Platania Location of Platania in Italy  Platania Platania (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′20″N 16°19′15″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro |
| Frazioni | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Davide Esposito |
| Area | |
• Total | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2013)[2] | |
• Total | 2,232 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Platanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88040 |
| Dialing code | 0968 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Bounding communes
Population history
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,965 | - |
| 1871 | 3,096 | - |
| 1881 | 3,149 | - |
| 1901 | 3,846 | - |
| 1911 | 3,451 | - |
| 1921 | 3,924 | - |
| 1931 | 4,086 | - |
| 1936 | 4,091 | - |
| 1951 | 4,814 | - |
| 1961 | 4,161 | - |
| 1971 | 3,267 | - |
| 1981 | 3,094 | 129/km2 |
| 1991 | 3,016 | 126/km2 |
| 2001 | 2,423 | 101/km2 |
| 2004 | 2,420 | 101/km2 |
| 2014 | 2,232 | 93/km2 |
The population grew until the 1950s except for between the censuses of 1901 and 1911, the comune was to be rocked by emigration as the population fell over half since the 1950s census. There was significant emigration to the US during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in a declining population
