Gioia Tauro
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| Coordinates: 38°26′N 15°54′E / 38.433°N 15.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,076 |
| Demonym | Gioiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89013 |
| Dialing code | 0966 |
| Patron saint | St. Hyppolite |
| Saint day | August 13 |
| Website | www.comune.gioiatauro.rc.it |
Gioia Tauro is a Municipality belonging to the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria (Italy).
Winds
- Sirocco, a hot dry wind originating in the desert of Sahara (from South-East);
- Libeccio, very dangerous for shippers (to be avoided - from South-West);
- Mistral (Ponente), the predominant and quiet wind (from North-West).
Gioia Tauro seaport
Within the seaport more than 3,000,000 TEUs per year are handled, receiving more than 3,000 ships (2005): It is the largest seaport in Italy in terms of container throughput (right before Genoa and La Spezia). It is the second largest in the Mediterranean Sea (just behind Algeciras) and is ranked sixth in all of Europe.
The seaport represents more than a third (2002) of the whole national traffics and it is specialised in transhipment activities, taking the place of Malta seaport as the node for overseas traffics from/to USA and from/to Far East.
The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT, Contship) is the main operator working within the seaport of Gioia Tauro.
External link
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- ^ "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.