Capistrano, Calabria

{{Infobox Italian comune | name = Capistrano | official_name = Comune di Capistrano | native_name = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|38|41|N|16|17|E|type:city(1,147)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Calabria]] | province = [[Province of Vibo Valentia]] (VV) | frazioni = Nicastrello | mayor_party = | mayor = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 21.0 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1147 | population_as_of = Dec. 2004 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Capistranesi | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 352 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = 89818 | area_code = 0963 | website = {{official website|http://web.tiscali.it/capistranovv/}} | footnotes = }} '''Capistrano''' ([[Central-Southern Calabrian|Calabrian]]: {{lang|scn|Capistrànu}}) is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Vibo Valentia]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Calabria]], located about {{convert|35|km|mi}} southwest of [[Catanzaro]] and about {{convert|20|km|mi}} east of [[Vibo Valentia]]. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,147 and an area of {{convert|21.0|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

The municipality of Capistrano contains the ''[[frazione]]'' (subdivision) Nicastrello.

Capistrano borders the following municipalities: [[Chiaravalle Centrale]], [[Filogaso]], [[Maierato]], [[Monterosso Calabro]], [[San Nicola da Crissa]], [[San Vito sullo Ionio]], [[Torre di Ruggiero]].

== Demographic evolution == {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |graph-pos=bottom |1861|1271 |1871|1236 |1881|1143 |1901|1351 |1911|1422 |1921|1553 |1931|1541 |1936|1605 |1951|1951 |1961|2108 |1971|1622 |1981|1298 |1991|1309 |2001|1205 | source=Data from ISTAT }}

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==External links== * [http://web.tiscali.it/capistranovv/ web.tiscali.it/capistranovv/]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capistrano (Vv)}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Calabria]]