Morterone
Appearance
Morterone
Murterun (Lombard) | |
---|---|
Comune di Morterone | |
Coordinates: 45°52′N 9°29′E / 45.867°N 9.483°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Province of Lecco (LC) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
Population (June 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 32 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Demonym | Morteronesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 23811 |
Dialing code | 0341 |
Morterone (Valassinese Lombard: Murterun) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Lecco. For its population of 33 persons, it was considered the smallest of any comune (municipality) in Italy – in an area of 13.8 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).[3] For this record is competing with the comune (municipality) of Pedesina, that in the past years had even fewer inhabitants. In 2016 Morterone with its 32 residents became again the smallest Italian comune.
Morterone borders the following municipalities: Ballabio, Brumano, Cassina Valsassina, Cremeno, Lecco, Moggio, Vedeseta.
Demographic evolution
Twin towns
Morterone is twinned with:
- Brumano, Italy (2007)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.