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Santeramo in Colle
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Santeramo in Colle is 131,8 kilometers away from Bari, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. Santeramo in Colle has a population of 26,050 inhabitants and a surface of 143,45 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 181.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 489 metres above the sea level. The municipality of Santeramo in Colle had a popolation of 24.435 inhabitants accordingly to the results of the national census made in 1991. After the national census made in 2001 the population was 26.050 inhabitants, thus showing during the years from 1991 to 2001 a percentual variation of 7 percent inhabitants.
The territory of the municipality lies between 355 and 514 metres above sea level. The altimetric span is thus of 159 metres. There are 565 industrial firms employing 3,637 people that are the 46.53 percent of the total of the workers. There are 467 service firms employing 781 people that are the 9.99 percent of the total of the workers. There are also 391 firms employing 1,536 people that are the 19.65 percent of the total of the workers. There are also 82 administrative offices emplying 1,862 workers that are the 23.82 percent of the total of the workers.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Santeramo in Colle is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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