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Torraca | |
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| Comune di Torraca | |
 Torraca within the Province of Salerno | |
  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 (5.8 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 |
Torraca is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
[edit]The LED city
[edit]In 2007, the town spent 280,000 euro to convert all its 700 street lamps to LED technology, the first instance of this in the world, and thereby reduced its energy and maintenance costs by 70%. Due to 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
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Media related to Torraca at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Municipal website of Torraca
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