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Chiaromonte
Comune di Chiaromonte
Location of Chiaromonte
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Chiaromonte is located in Italy
Chiaromonte
Chiaromonte
Location of Chiaromonte in Italy
Chiaromonte is located in Basilicata
Chiaromonte
Chiaromonte
Chiaromonte (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°7′N 16°13′E / 40.117°N 16.217°E / 40.117; 16.217
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
FrazioniArmirosse, Battifarano, Bosco Magnano, Canocchielo-Pollino, Ponte, Cupolo, Grottole, Largo di Mezzo, Mancuoso, Pietrapica, Sagittario, Sammarella, San Pasquale, Sant'Uopo
Government
 • MayorValentina Viola
Area
 • Total70.02 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
Elevation
794 m (2,605 ft)
Population
 (December 2008)[2]
 • Total2,041
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
DemonymChiaromontesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85032
Dialing code0973
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June, 29 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Under the pseudonym "Montegrano", it was the case study for Edward C. Banfield's The Moral Basis of a Backward Society.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)