Corigliano-Rossano
Corigliano-Rossano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Corigliano-Rossano | |
Location of Corigliano-Rossano  | |
  Corigliano-Rossano Location of Corigliano-Rossano in Italy  Corigliano-Rossano Corigliano-Rossano (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′N 16°38′E / 39.567°N 16.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Bagnato (commissar) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 355.56 km2 (137.28 sq mi) |
| Population (31 March 2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 77,100 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Coriglianesi and rossanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | Francis of Paola and Nilus the Younger |
| Website | Official website |
Corigliano-Rossano is a comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It was established on 31 March 2018 by the merger of Corigliano Calabro and Rossano.
History
Following a referendum held on October 22, 2017, in which the yes to the merger got 61.4% to Corigliano Calabro and 94.1% to Rossano,[2] the Regional Council of Calabria subsequently approved the regional law no. 2 on 2 February 2018, which establishes, starting from March 31, 2018, the new municipality of Corigliano-Rossano.[3]
References
- ^ Dato Istat
- ^ "Verbale dell'Ufficio Regionale per il Referendum del 22 ottobre 2017" (PDF). Consiglio regionale della Calabria. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Nuovi Comuni 2018 - fusioni e incorporazioni". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-19.