Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Province
- Lecce (LE)
- Frazioni
- Castro Marina
- Mayor
- Luigi Fersini
- Total
- 4.56 km (1.76 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 100 m (330 ft)
- Density
- 525/km (1,360/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Castrensi or Castrioti
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0836
- Istat code
- 075096
Article
Castro (Salentino: Casciu) is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy.
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