Fermo
Fermo (Italian: Firmum Picenum) is a comune and city in the Marche region, in central Italy. Fermo is the capital of the province of Fermo.
Fermo | |
|---|---|
| Città di Fermo | |
 Panorama of Fermo. | |
.svg) Fermo within the Province of Fermo | |
Location of Fermo  | |
  Fermo Location of Fermo in Italy  Fermo Fermo (Marche) | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′39″N 13°42′57″E / 43.16083°N 13.71583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Fermo (FM) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Calcinaro (Civic List) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124 km2 (48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,732 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fermani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63900 |
| Dialing code | 0734 |
| Patron saint | St. Maria Assunta |
| Saint day | August 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Fermo is on a hill only a few miles from the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is region with a high population density near seaports like Porto San Giorgio and Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Geography
changeFermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, 319 m (1,047 ft) high, at about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of 124.53 km2 (48.08 sq mi) and its altitude is 319 m (1,047 ft).
The comune borders with the following comuniː Altidona, Lapedona and Monterubbiano to the south; Ponzano di Fermo to the southwest; Grottazzolina, Magliano di Tenna and Rapagnano to the west; Torre San Patrizio to the northwest; Monte Urano, Sant'Elpidio a Mare and Porto Sant'Elpidio to the north. To the east is Porto San Giorgio and the Adriatic Sea.
The comune has two small exclavesː the largest (Gabbiano) has an area of 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) and is surrounded by Mogliano (province of Macerata), Francavilla d'Ete, Massa Fermana and Montegiorgio; and the smallest (Boara) has an area of 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) and is surrounded by Montegiorgio, Magliano di Tenna, Grottazzolina and Belmonte Piceno.
Frazioni
changeThe following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Fermoː Camera, Campiglione, Cantagallo, Casabianca, Capodarco, Cartiera di Tenna, Concerie, Contrada Boara, Ete Palazzina, Faleriense, Gabbiano, Girola, Lido di Fermo, Madonnetta d'Ete, Marina Palmense, Moie, Molini Tenna, Montesecco, Montone, Parete, Pompeiana, Ponte Ete Vivo, Sacri Cuori, Salette, Salvano, San Biagio, San Girolamo, San Lorenzo, San Marco, San Michele, Lido San Tommaso, Torre di Palme and Villa San Claudio.
Population
changeThere are 37,396 persons living in the comune in 2017,[3] for a population density of 300.3 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population
The people from this comune are known, in Italian, as fermani.
Twinned towns
changeFermo is twinned with:
References
change- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
Other websites
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Fermo travel guide from Wikivoyage- Fermo official website (in Italian)
