Moio della Civitella is a town and ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' in the
province of Salerno
The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025.
Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...
in the
Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
region of south-western
Italy
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.
Geography
Located in the middle of
Cilento
Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy.
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, Moio borders with the municipalities of
Campora
Campora is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania (southern Italy). It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810.Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy.
History
The town was founded between the 9th/10th century AD.
It became well known in the region around 1450, when the tradition of the festival called ' ...
,
Gioi
Gioi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was 1,339.
History
The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent inha ...
, and
Vallo della Lucania
Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.
History
A settlement calle ...
.
It counts a single hamlet (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
''), that is the nearby village of
Pellare. The nearest towns and villages are Vallo della Lucania (3,5 km), Cannalonga (4 km),
Angellara (2,5 km), and
Cardile (5 km).
See also
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Cilentan dialect
The Cilentan dialect (endonym: or ; ), also known as Cilento dialect, is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Influences
It has been influenced, especia ...
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian language, Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an List of National Parks of Italy, Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southe ...
References
External links
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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