Dinami
Encyclopedia
Dinami is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
in the Italian
region Calabria
, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 32 km southeast of Vibo Valentia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,258 and an area of 44.1 km².
The municipality of Dinami contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Melicuccà and Monsoreto.
Dinami borders the following municipalities: Acquaro
, Dasà
, Gerocarne
, Mileto
, San Pietro di Caridà
, Serrata.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
Province of Vibo Valentia
The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 32 km southeast of Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,258 and an area of 44.1 km².
The municipality of Dinami contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Melicuccà and Monsoreto.
Dinami borders the following municipalities: Acquaro
Acquaro
Acquaro is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Dasà
Dasà
Dasà is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,316 and an area of 6.19 km².Dasà borders the following...
, Gerocarne
Gerocarne
Gerocarne is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Mileto
Mileto
Mileto is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia.Mileto is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mileto....
, San Pietro di Caridà
San Pietro di Caridà
San Pietro di Caridà is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 60 km northeast of Reggio Calabria...
, Serrata.