Melara

Melara
—  Comune  —
Comune di Melara
Melara Location of Melara in Italy
Coordinates: 45°4′N 11°12′E / 45.067°N 11.2°E / 45.067; 11.2Coordinates: 45°4′N 11°12′E / 45.067°N 11.2°E / 45.067; 11.2
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Province of Rovigo (RO)
Frazioni	Santo Stefano
Area
- Total	17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total	1,927
- Density	109.5/km2 (283.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Melaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	45037
Dialing code	0425
Website	Official website

Aerial view of Melara

Melara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km west of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of 17.6 km².^[1]

The municipality of Melara contains the frazione (subdivision) Santo Stefano.

Melara borders the following municipalities: Bergantino, Borgofranco sul Po, Cerea, Ostiglia.

Melara also is a South Indian dish typically cooked by the Havyak community living in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State / Kasaragod district of Kerala state. It is a gravy made with cooked vegetables, ground coconut and buttermilk and seasoned with black mustard seeds. It is eaten with cooked rice.

Melara is also called Majjige Huli in Kannada language.

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• www.comune.melara.ro.it