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Policoro
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Policoro (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. With some 18,000 inhabitants, is bounded by the towns of Rotondella, Scanzano Jonico and Tursi. Situated on the coast, its population swells in the summertime due to an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the Lido di Policoro.
Policoro is a coastal town of about 18,000 people located in the province of Matera in southern Italy's Basilicata region. It attracts many seasonal visitors who come to enjoy its beach area, known as the Lido di Policoro.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Policoro
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Policoro
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Policoro, piazza Eraclea - 1.jpg
- Italian comune.imagesize
- 260
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Eraclea square
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Matera (MT)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Enrico Mascia
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 67.66
- Italian comune.population_total
- 17313
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- December 31, 2015
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Policoresi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 25
- Italian comune.istat
- 077021
- Italian comune.saint
- Madonna of the Bridge
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 75025
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0835
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Policoro
- Demonym
- policoresi
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- province of Matera
- Population
- 17832
- Area
- 67.66
- Elevation
- 34
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Tursi
- Official website
- www.policoro.basilicata.it
- Image
- CHIESA MADRE POLICORO.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0835
- Licence plate code
- MT
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- category for people born here
- Q9226485
- Commons category
- Policoro
- postal code
- 75025
- twinned administrative body
- Bănești
- topic's main category
- Category:Policoro
- Commons gallery
- Policoro
- native label
- Policoro
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Policoro (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. With some 18,000 inhabitants, is bounded by the towns of Rotondella, Scanzano Jonico and Tursi. Situated on the coast, its population swells in the summertime due to an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the Lido di Policoro.
== History ==
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