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Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria
Collage of Reggio di Calabria. Clockwise from top of left to right: Piazza Italia, Lungomare Falcomatà, Riace bronze statues in Magna Grecia National Museum, View of downtown Reggio, Messina Strait from Rotonda Square, seaside coast in Reggio.
Collage of Reggio di Calabria. Clockwise from top of left to right: Piazza Italia, Lungomare Falcomatà, Riace bronze statues in Magna Grecia National Museum, View of downtown Reggio, Messina Strait from Rotonda Square, seaside coast in Reggio.
Flag of Reggio Calabria
Flag
Official seal of Reggio Calabria
Seal
Nickname(s): The city of the Bronzes; The city of Fata Morgana
Motto: Provinciæ Prima Mater Et Caput Urbs Rhegina Nobilis Insignis Fidelissima
Reggio Calabria is located in Italy
Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 15°39′43″E / 38.11139°N 15.66194°E / 38.11139; 15.66194Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 15°39′43″E / 38.11139°N 15.66194°E / 38.11139; 15.66194
Country  Italy
Region  Calabria
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Comune di Reggio di Calabria
 • Mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)
Area
 • City 239 km2 (92 sq mi)
 • Metro 3,210 km2 (1,240 sq mi)
Population (30 September 2015)
 • City 200,330
 • Metro 559,205
Demonym(s) Reggini
Time zone CET (UTC-1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC-2)
ZIP code(s) 89100 (generic)
from 89121 to 89135
Area code(s) 0965
Website Reggio Calabria

Reggio di Calabria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈreddʒo di kaˈlaːbrja], also [ˈrɛddʒo];Sicilian-Calabrian dialect: Rìggiu, Italic-Greek of Bovesia: Righi, Ancient Greek: Ῥήγιον, Rhḗgion, Latin: Rhēgium), commonly known as Reggio Calabria About this sound listen  or simply Reggio in Southern Italy, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria and the seat of the Regional Council of Calabria.

Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. It is situated on the slopes of the Aspromonte, a long, craggy mountain range that runs up through the center of the region. The third economic center of mainland Southern Italy, the city proper has a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants spread over 236 square kilometres (91 sq mi), while the fast-growing urban area numbers 260,000 inhabitants. About 560,000 people live in the metropolitan area, recognised in 2015 by Italian Republic as a metropolitan city.


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