Camerota
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Camerota
| official_name = Comune di Camerota
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Camerota.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Panoramic view of Camerota
| image_shield = Camerota-Stemma.png
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Camerota pos SA.gif
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Camerota within the Province of Salerno
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|40|02|N|15|22|E|region:IT_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| region = Campania
| province = Salerno (SA)
| frazioni = Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Mario Salvatore Scarpitta
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 70.58
| population_footnotes ={{in lang|it}} [http://demo.istat.it/bil20111009/index.html Source]: Istat 2011
| population_total = 7103
| population_as_of = 30 April 2017
| pop_density_footnotes =
| population_demonym = Camerotani
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 422
| twin1 =
| twin1_country =
| saint = St. Vincent
| day = April 5
| postal_code = 84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
| area_code = 0974
| website = {{Official website|http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it}}
| footnotes =
}}
File:Camerota (municipal territory, OpenStreetMap).png map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets.]]
Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.{{in lang|it}} [http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/camerota.html Info about the town of Camerota] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182402/http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/camerota.html |date=2017-02-05 }} (municipal website)
==Geography==
Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.{{OSM|r|40223|Camerota}}
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The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets
("{{lang|it|frazioni}}"):{{in lang|it}} Camerota municipal website: [http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/licusati.html Licusati] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182755/http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/licusati.html |date=2017-02-05 }}, [http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/lentiscosa.html Lentiscosa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103515/http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/lentiscosa.html |date=2017-02-06 }}, [http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/marinadicamerota.html Marina di Camerota] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205183203/http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it/il-territorio/marinadicamerota.html |date=2017-02-05 }} Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.
The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Camerota}}
- [http://www.comune.camerota.sa.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
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{{Province of Salerno}}
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Category:Localities of Cilento
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