Forchia
Forchia | |
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| Comune di Forchia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Forchia  | |
  Forchia Location of Forchia in Italy  Forchia Forchia (Campania) | |
| Coordinates:41°2′N14°32′E/ 41.033°N 14.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento(BN) |
| Frazioni | S. Alfonso, Cagni, Acquavitale, Signorindico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Margherita Giordano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.45 km2(2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,209 |
| • Density | 220/km2(570/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Forchianti |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 82010 |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| ISTATcode | 062032 |
| Patron saint | Nicholas of Myra[3] |
| Saint day | 6 December |
| Website | Official website |
Forchiais acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Beneventoin theItalianregionCampania,located about 35 km northeast ofNaplesand about 25 km southwest ofBenevento.
The nameForchiais the translation ofLatinforculae,meaning "oxbow".
It borders the following municipalities:Airola,Arienzo,Arpaia,Moiano,Roccarainola.
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Resident population".Istat. 1 January 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2021.Retrieved4 April2021.
- ^"Comune di Forchia".Comuni di Italia.Retrieved4 April2021.
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