Corigliano-Rossano
Corigliano-Rossano | |
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| Comune di Corigliano-Rossano | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  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) |
| Frazioni | Amarelli, Amica, Apollinara, Baraccone, Cantinella, Celadi, Ceradonna, Ciminata, Corigliano Calabro, Costa, Fabrizio Grande, Fabrizio Piccolo, Fermata Toscano, Forello, Fossa, Frasso, Lido Sant’Angelo, Mandria del Forno, Momena, Parco dei Principi, Pirro Malena, Petraro, Petra, Piana Caruso, Piana dei Venti, Piragineti, Rossano, Salici, San Nico, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Scalo, Schiavonea, Seggio, Simonetti, Thurio, Torricella, Torre Pinta, Toscano Ioele, Varia dei Franchi, Villaggio Frassa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Flavio Stasi (Independent, affiliated to The Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 346.56 km2 (133.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 74,403 |
| • Density | 214.69/km2 (556.04/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Coriglianesi Rossanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87064 |
| Dialing code | 0983 |
| ISTAT code | 078157 |
| Patron saint | Francis of Paola and Nilus the Younger |
| Website | Official website |
Corigliano-Rossano is a city and comune (municipality) in the province of Cosenza in the region of Calabria in southern Italy. It was established on 31 March 2018 by the merger of Corigliano Calabro and Rossano. It has 74,403 inhabitants.[2]
Corigliano-Rossano borders the municipalities of Acri, Calopezzati, Cassano all'Ionio, Crosia, Cropalati, Longobucco, Paludi, San Cosmo Albanese, San Demetrio Corone, San Giorgio Albanese, Spezzano Albanese, Tarsia, and Terranova da Sibari.
Etymology
According to some interpretations, the toponym Corigliano derives from Latin Corellianum, meaning "Corellio farm"; according to other hypotheses, the name could be traced back to that of other toponyms of Southern Italy such as Corigliano d'Otranto, and therefore from the Byzantine Greek term "χωρίον" (transliterated choríon), respectively to the etymologically related term "χώρα" (chóra), with the meaning of village, town, farm, land or place, or oil village, from Greek choríon elàion.
The toponym Rossano, on the other hand, derives from Greek rusion, ρύσιον ("who saves") and akron, άκρον ("promontory", "height") from which the medieval versions Ruskia or Ruskiané (Ρουσκιανή) or Rusiànon (Ρουσιάνον, that is "the Scarlet" in Byzantine Greek); according to another hypothesis instead it derives from the Roman family name to which the government of the "Castrum" could have been entrusted and which would have given the name of "Roscianum" to the urban center.
History
Following a referendum held on 22 October 2017, in which the yes to the merger got 61.4% to Corigliano Calabro and 94.1% to Rossano,[3] the Regional Council of Calabria subsequently approved the regional law no. 2 on 2 February 2018, which established the new municipality of Corigliano-Rossano on 31 March.[4]
Geography
Corigliano-Rossano covers an area of 356.56 square kilometres (137.67 sq mi),[1] is located in the eastern strip of the Sibari plain between the Sila and the Ionian coast.
The territory includes soils of different geological origins, with different characteristics (rocks, clays, sands), which correspond to different types of flora. From the landscape point of view, tree farmings dominate (olive groves, citrus groves and orchards). In areas close to the coast there are also pine forests. There are two monumental oak trees in the area (one English oak and one Quercus virgiliana).
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 74,403, of which 49.8% are male, and 50.2% are female. Minors make up 16.9% of the population, and seniors make up 20.6%.[2]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 12.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Germany, Morocco, Ukraine, and Pakistan.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Verbale dell'Ufficio Regionale per il Referendum del 22 ottobre 2017" (PDF). Consiglio regionale della Calabria. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nuovi Comuni 2018 - fusioni e incorporazioni". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.