# Perito

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Not to be confused with [Pereto](/source/Pereto) or [Pareto](/source/Pareto_(disambiguation)).

Comune in Campania, Italy

Perito Comune Comune di Perito Perito within the Province of Salerno Perito Location of Perito in Italy Show map of Italy Perito Perito (Campania) Show map of Campania Coordinates: 40°18′02.2″N 15°08′54.3″E / 40.300611°N 15.148417°E / 40.300611; 15.148417 Country Italy Region Campania Province Salerno (SA) Frazioni Ostigliano Area [1] • Total 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) Population (2011)[2] • Total 1,007 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi) Demonym Peritesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 84060 Dialing code 0974 ISTAT code 065092 Website Official website

**Perito** ([Cilentan](/source/Cilentan_dialect): *Prito*) is a town and *[comune](/source/Comune)* in the [province of Salerno](/source/Province_of_Salerno) in the [Campania](/source/Campania) region of south-western [Italy](/source/Italy). As of 2011 its population was 1,007.[2]

## History

In the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) Perito had an important role as a [fortified town](/source/Defensive_wall) in control of the valleys below. From 1801 to 1860 it was a hamlet of [Orria](/source/Orria), and then it became an independent municipality.[3]

## Geography

Perito is a hill town located in [Cilento](/source/Cilento), included in [its national park](/source/Cilento_and_Vallo_di_Diano_National_Park). The municipal territory, partly crossed by [Alento](/source/Alento_(Campania)) river, borders with [Cicerale](/source/Cicerale), [Lustra](/source/Lustra%2C_Campania), [Monteforte Cilento](/source/Monteforte_Cilento), [Orria](/source/Orria), [Prignano Cilento](/source/Prignano_Cilento), [Rutino](/source/Rutino) and [Salento](/source/Salento%2C_Campania).[4] It counts a single hamlet (*[frazione](/source/Frazione)*): [Ostigliano](/source/Ostigliano) (pop.: 431).[5]

## Demographics

## Gallery

		- The medieval St. Nicholas' church

		- View of the hamlet of Ostigliano

## See also

- [Cilentan dialect](/source/Cilentan_dialect)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-istat_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-istat_2-1) (in Italian) [Source](http://demo.istat.it/bil20111009/index.html): [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)) 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** (in Italian) [History of Perito](http://www.comune.perito.sa.it/c065092/zf/index.php/storia-comune) (municipal website)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [40395](https://openstreetmap.org/relation/40395) ([x](https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/40395) [j](https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/40395/full.json) [a](https://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=40395) [h](https://osm.virtuelle-loipe.de/history/?type=relation&ref=40395)) Perito on [OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** (in Italian) [Ostigliano on italia.indettaglio.it](http://italia.indettaglio.it/ita/campania/salerno_perito_ostigliano.html)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Perito](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Perito).

- (in Italian) [Perito official website](http://www.comune.perito.sa.it)

- (in Italian) [Perito on comuni.italiani.it](http://www.comuni-italiani.it/065/092/)

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