Torraca is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Torraca | |
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| Comune di Torraca | |
 Torraca within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Torraca  | |
  Torraca Location of Torraca in Italy  Torraca Torraca (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′N 15°38′E / 40.117°N 15.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Bianco (since April 2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2007)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,262 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torrachesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84030 |
| Dialing code | 0973 |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
The LED city edit
In 2007, the town spent 280,000 euro to convert all its 700 street lamps to LED technology - a first in Europe - and thereby reduced its energy and maintenance costs by 70%. Because of this, the town was awarded the Kyoto 2007 prize. Newspapers referred to Torraca as "LED city".[4]
Geography edit
The town is situated in the south of Cilento, a few kilometers from Sapri and Maratea and close to the borders of Campania with Basilicata. The surrounding municipalities are Casaletto Spartano, Sapri, Tortorella and Vibonati.
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Torraca". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Torraca on cityledlighting.com
External links edit
Media related to Torraca at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Municipal website of Torraca
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