Corato

Corato
—  Comune  —
Comune di Corato
Coat of arms
Corato Location of Corato in Italy
Coordinates: 41°9′N 16°24′E / 41.15°N 16.4°E / 41.15; 16.4Coordinates: 41°9′N 16°24′E / 41.15°N 16.4°E / 41.15; 16.4
Country	Italy
Region	Puglia
Province	Bari (BA)
Frazioni	Oasi di Nazareth
Area
- Total	167 km2 (64.5 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (31 March 2008)[1]
- Total	47,442
- Density	284.1/km2 (735.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Coratini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	70033
Dialing code	080
Patron saint	San Cataldo
Saint day	10 May
Website	Official website

Corato is a town and comune in Italy. It is located in Bari province, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy. Founded by the Normans, it became subject to Alfonso V, king of Aragon, at the end of the 15th century, and later to the Carafa family. The chief features of the ancient centre of the town, which is surrounded by modern buildings, are the Romanesque church. It is a twin city of Grenoble, France. At the 2001 census the municipality had a population of 44,971 inhabitants and a land area of 167.69 km² ( 64.75 sq mi).

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns — Sister cities

Corato is twinned with:

• Grenoble, France^[2]

References

Notes

1. ^ Population from ISTAT
2. ^ Jérôme Steffenino, Marguerite Masson. "Ville de Grenoble - Coopérations et villes jumelles". Grenoble.fr. http://www.grenoble.fr/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=92. Retrieved 2009-10-29. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• http://www.comune.corato.bari.it/