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| General Information |
| Capital | Catanzaro |
| Zone | Southern Italy |
| Number of Municipalities | 409 |
| Number of Provinces | 5 |
 Calabria Photo
From St. Mary of the Lauro's Sanctuary to Dino's Island, from Diamante Graffiti to Catanzaro Cathedral |
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| Population |
| Total | 1,965,128 |
| Males | 962,338 |
| Females | 1,002,790 |
| Useful Information |
| Population Name | calabresi |
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| Etymology (name origin) |
| In the Greek and Roman Age, the region was defined with different names, relating to autochthonous tribes, as Brutium and Ausonia. The Greek settlers of the Magna Graecia/ Megalę Hellas period named the areas Enotria, meaning land of wine. The present name refers to the Byzantine duchy of Calabria, a toponym deriving from the Italic cala, meaning rock. |
| Geography |
| Calabria is mostly a peninsula bordered by Basilicata to the north, Tyrrhenian Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the east; it is adjacent to Sicily to the south via the Strait of Messina. The 90% of its territory is mountainous and its highest peak is Serra Dolcedorme, part of the Pollino massif (2,267 m): the coastline measures 800 km. Calabria is located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula on a strip of land measuring 240 km long and just 32 km wide at its most narrow point. |
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Calabria Region - Italy. Provinces, guide to cities and towns, population, zip codes, photos, weather, maps, useful links.
