Ugento

Ugento (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy. It has a small harbour on the Gulf of Taranto of the Ionian Sea.

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Italian comune.name: Ugento
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Ugento
Italian comune.native_name: Griko:
Italian comune.image_skyline: 469.56 - Cattedrale di Ugento.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Ugento cathedral
Italian comune.image_shield: Ugento-Stemma.png
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: left
Italian comune.province: Lecce (LE)
Italian comune.frazioni: Gemini, Torre San Giovanni, part of Lido Marini, Torre Mozza
Italian comune.mayor: Massimo Lecci
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 100.4
Italian comune.population_total: 12327
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 March 2012
Italian comune.population_demonym: Ugentini
Italian comune.elevation_m: 108
Italian comune.saint: St Vincent the Martyr
Italian comune.day: 22 January
Italian comune.postal_code: 73059

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Official name: Ugento
Demonym: ugentini
Population: 12075
Area: 100.4
Elevation: 108
Official website: www.comune.ugento.le.it
Image: Ugento cattedrale.JPG
Dialing code: 0833
Licence plate code: LE

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postal code: 73059
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Ugento (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy. It has a small harbour on the Gulf of Taranto of the Ionian Sea.

==History== thumb|right|The Piazza di Ugento The city is the ancient Uxentum, and claims to have been founded by Uxens, who is mentioned in the Eighth Book of the Aeneid. In ancient times it was an important city. In 1537 it was sacked by the Turks. Under Byzantine domination it had Greek bishops.