Benestare

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Benestare

38°11′N 16°8′E / 38.183°N 16.133°E / 38.183; 16.133CountryItalyRegionCalabriaMetropolitan city Reggio Calabria (RC)FrazioniAmmendolare, Ancone Greek: Angon, Armerà, Belloro, Bosco, Bruca, Canale, Collura, Drafà, Esopo Greek: Aesopos, Fego, Gistratico Greek: Geostratiko, Ientile, Martilli, Meta, Nasida Greek: Nesida, Palmieri, Pignatarco, Piraino, Ricciolio, Rodia Greek: Rhodià, Russellina, S.Giovanni, Scarparina, Schianata, Varraro, ZopàGovernment

• MayorDomenico MantegnaArea

^[1]

• Total18.6 km² (7.2 sq mi)Elevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(2007^[2])^[2]

• Total2,521 • Density140/km² (350/sq mi)DemonymBenestaresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

89030

Dialing code0964WebsiteOfficial website

Benestare is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Reggio Calabria.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)