Monteparano
Muntiparanu | |
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| Comune di Monteparano | |
 Castle of Monteparano | |
Location of Monteparano  | |
  Monteparano Location of Monteparano in Italy  Monteparano Monteparano (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′N 17°25′E / 40.450°N 17.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Taranto (TA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Grassi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,386 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monteparanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74020 |
| Dialing code | 099 |
| Patron saint | St. Cajetan of Thiene |
| Website | Official website |
Monteparano (Salentino: Muntiparanu) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Monteparano was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.[3]
