Platania
Platania is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy. It is located approximately 50 kilometres away from the city of Catanzaro
Bounding communes
Population history
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,965 | - |
| 1871 | 3,096 | - |
| 1881 | 3,149 | - |
| 1901 | 3,846 | - |
| 1911 | 3,451 | - |
| 1921 | 3,924 | - |
| 1931 | 4,086 | - |
| 1936 | 4,091 | - |
| 1951 | 4,814 | - |
| 1961 | 4,161 | - |
| 1971 | 3,267 | - |
| 1981 | 3,094 | 129/km |
| 1991 | 3,016 | 126/km |
| 2001 | 2,423 | 101/km |
| 2004 | 2,420 | 101/km |
| 2014 | 2,232 | 93/km |
The population grew until the 1950s except for between the censuses of 1901 and 1911, the comune was to be rocked by emigration as the population fell over half since the 1950s census. There was significant emigration to the US during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in a declining population
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Feste e tradizioni". Comune di Platania. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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