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Caronia
Καλάκτα/Kalàkta | |
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| Comune di Caronia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Caronia  | |
  Caronia Location of Caronia in Italy  Caronia Caronia (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′N 14°26′E / 38.017°N 14.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Canneto, Marina, Torre del Lauro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Cuffari |
| Area | |
• Total | 226 km2 (87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 3,414 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98072 |
| Dialing code | 0921 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | February 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Caronia (Sicilian: Carunìa, Greek: Καλάκτα (Ptol.) or Καλὴ Ἀκτὴ (Diod. et al.), Latin: Calacte or Cale Acte) is a town and comune on the north coast of Sicily, in the province of Messina, about halfway between Tyndaris (modern Tindari) and Cephaloedium (modern Cefalù). The town has 3,555 inhabitants.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.