Fermo
Fermo | |
|---|---|
| Città di Fermo | |
 Panorama of Fermo. | |
 Fermo within the Province of Fermo | |
Location of Fermo  | |
  Fermo Location of Fermo in Italy  Fermo Fermo (Marche) | |
| Coordinates:43°09′39″N13°42′57″E/ 43.16083°N 13.71583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Fermo(FM) |
| Frazioni | seelist |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Calcinaro(Civic List) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124 km2(48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,732 |
| • Density | 300/km2(790/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fermani |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 63900 |
| Dialing code | 0734 |
| Patron saint | St. Maria Assunta |
| Saint day | August 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Fermo(Italian:Firmum Picenum) is acomuneand city in theMarcheregion, incentral Italy.Fermo is thecapitalof theprovince of Fermo.
Fermo is on a hill only a few miles from the coast of theAdriatic Sea.It is region with a highpopulation densitynearseaportslikePorto San GiorgioandPorto Sant'Elpidio.
Geography
[change|change source]Fermo is on a hill, theSabulo,319 m (1,047 ft) high, at about 6 km (3.7 mi) from theAdriatic Sea.It has an area of 124.53 km2(48.08 sq mi) and itsaltitudeis 319 m (1,047 ft).
Thecomuneborders with the followingcomuniːAltidona,LapedonaandMonterubbianoto the south;Ponzano di Fermoto the southwest;Grottazzolina,Magliano di TennaandRapagnanoto the west;Torre San Patrizioto the northwest;Monte Urano,Sant'Elpidio a MareandPorto Sant'Elpidioto the north. To the east isPorto San Giorgioand the Adriatic Sea.
Thecomunehas two smallexclavesː the largest (Gabbiano) has an area of 5 km2(1.9 sq mi) and is surrounded byMogliano(province of Macerata),Francavilla d'Ete,Massa FermanaandMontegiorgio;and the smallest (Boara) has an area of 0.3 km2(0.12 sq mi) and is surrounded byMontegiorgio,Magliano di Tenna,GrottazzolinaandBelmonte Piceno.
Frazioni
[change|change source]The followingfrazioni(hamlets) are part of Fermoː Camera, Campiglione, Cantagallo, Casabianca, Capodarco, Cartiera di Tenna, Concerie, Contrada Boara, Ete Palazzina, Faleriense, Gabbiano, Girola, Lido di Fermo, Madonnetta d'Ete, Marina Palmense, Moie, Molini Tenna, Montesecco, Montone, Parete, Pompeiana, Ponte Ete Vivo, Sacri Cuori, Salette, Salvano, San Biagio, San Girolamo, San Lorenzo, San Marco, San Michele, Lido San Tommaso, Torre di Palme and Villa San Claudio.
Population
[change|change source]There are 37,396 persons living in thecomunein 2017,[3]for apopulation densityof 300.3 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population
The people from thiscomuneare known, inItalian,asfermani.
Twinned towns
[change|change source]Fermo istwinnedwith:
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ↑"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ↑"Statistiche demografiche ISTAT"(in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2018.Retrieved2 November2017.
Other websites
[change|change source]
Fermotravel guide from Wikivoyage- Fermo official website(in Italian)
