What is Pomarico and where is it located?

Pomarico is a municipal division known as an Italian comune, situated specifically in the province of Matera within southern Italy, a country that extends into the Mediterranean Sea and shares borders with nations like France and Switzerland. This placement connects it to Italy's diverse geography, including the Apennine Mountains and coastal areas, making it part of a broader European landscape shaped by historical events like the 1946 constitutional referendum.

What are the population trends and demographic details for Pomarico?

Pomarico's population has fluctuated to figures such as 4,117, 4,084, and 3,763, reflecting patterns in a nation where Italy's overall population reached 58,850,717 by 2023, with factors like a birth rate of 6.7 per 1,000 and death rate of 12.1 per 1,000 influencing these changes. As a local entity in Italy, it mirrors the country's aging demographic, evidenced by a total fertility rate of 1.2 and life expectancy of 83 years, highlighting regional variations in a unitary state.

How does Pomarico fit into Italy's administrative and political structure?

Pomarico functions as a comune, one of Italy's municipal divisions under a parliamentary republic governed by a president like Sergio Mattarella since 2015 and a prime minister such as Giorgia Meloni since 2022, all within a country that adopted its constitution post-1946 referendum. This structure places it among Italy's 20 regions, including Basilicata, and connects it to international bodies like the European Union and NATO that Italy joined in 1957 and 1949, respectively.

What economic and infrastructural aspects relate to Pomarico in the context of Italy?

As part of Italy, Pomarico benefits from the country's mixed economy with a 2022 GDP of $2,010,431,598,465 and Euro currency since 2002, while locally adhering to standards like 230V electrical systems and emergency numbers such as 112. Italy's infrastructure, including right-side driving and high-speed rail networks, indirectly supports Pomarico's operations in a nation with an unemployment rate of 8.1% and VAT rate of 22%.

What cultural and historical significance does Pomarico hold within Italy?

Pomarico, as an Italian comune, shares in the cultural legacy of Italy, which boasts the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a history from the Roman Empire to the 1861 Kingdom proclamation, influencing local traditions through languages like Italian and regional dialects. Its existence in a country with patron saints Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, and public holidays like Festa della Repubblica, underscores Italy's role as a bridge between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in global diplomacy.

Which international organizations and relations impact Pomarico through its Italian affiliation?

Through Italy's memberships in the United Nations since 1955, NATO since 1949, and the European Union since 1957, Pomarico is indirectly linked to global networks like the G7 and G20, fostering trade and diplomacy with countries such as France, Germany, and the US. This affiliation provides access to initiatives like the Schengen Area since 1997, enhancing connectivity in a nation that maintains relations with over 100 countries and participates in treaties like the Antarctic Treaty System.

Pomarico

Italian comune

Place comune_of_italy Q52328

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: comune of Italy
Country: Italy^[3]
Official website: www.comune.pomarico.mt.it^[14]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 40.517°, 16.550°^[13]
Area: +129.67
Capital: Pomarico^[4]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 40.459°, 16.642°^[21]
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 40.559°, 16.558°^[19]
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 40.417°, 16.601°^[20]
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 40.529°, 16.470°^[22]
Elevation above sea level: +454
Licence plate code: MT^[10]
Local dialing code: 0835^[12]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: province of Matera^[2]
Office held by head of government: mayor of Pomarico^[18]
Official name: Pomarico
Patron saint: Michael^[11]
Population: 3.8k (3.8k–4.1k, n=3)^[15]^[16]^[17]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 4,117 · 4,084 · 3,763 GeoNames 4,038 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗
Postal code: 75016^[9]
Seismic classification: 3
Shares border with: Ferrandina, Miglionico, Montescaglioso, Pisticci^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Pomarico ar بوماريكو fa پماریکو ja ポマーリコ ru Помарико zh 波马里科

🔖 Identifiers · 14

VIAF cluster ID: 244756672
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Pomarico.jpg ↗
De Agostini ID: Pomàrico
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID: 29274
Freebase ID: /m/05xrrw
GeoNames ID: 6539026
ISTAT ID: 077022
IndicePA ID: c_g806
Italian cadastre code (municipality): G806
Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID: 9436
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 40524
Topic's main category: Category:Pomarico

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Who's on First ID: 101802023
Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 17G8060000

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 4

Pisticci, Montescaglioso, Ferrandina, Miglionico

← Shares border with 4

Pisticci, Montescaglioso, Ferrandina, Miglionico

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

People born here 2

Franco Selvaggi, Michele Scandiffio

Country 1

Italy

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

province of Matera

Patron saint 1

Michael

People who died here 1

Vito Chimenti

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

province of Matera

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Summary

Pomarico is a comune of Italy^[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Pomarico covers an area of 129.67 km²^[23]. Pomarico sits at an elevation of 454 m^[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Pomarico — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Pomarico — capital (P36): Pomarico. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Pomarico — shares border with (P47): Ferrandina. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Pomarico — shares border with (P47): Miglionico. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Pomarico — shares border with (P47): Montescaglioso. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Pomarico — shares border with (P47): Pisticci. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Pomarico — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): province of Matera. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Pomarico — postal code (P281): 75016. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Pomarico — licence plate code (P395): MT. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Pomarico — patron saint (P417): Archangel Michael. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Pomarico — local dialing code (P473): 0835. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Pomarico — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 40.516666666667, 'lon': 16.55}. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Pomarico — official website (P856): http://www.comune.pomarico.mt.it/. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Pomarico — population (P1082): {'amount': '+4117'}. Italian National Institute of Statistics. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Pomarico — population (P1082): {'amount': '+4084'}. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Pomarico — population (P1082): {'amount': '+3763'}. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Pomarico — office held by head of government (P1313): mayor of Pomarico. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Pomarico — coordinates of northernmost point (P1332): {'lat': 40.5588499, 'lon': 16.5580364}. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Pomarico — coordinates of southernmost point (P1333): {'lat': 40.4168748, 'lon': 16.6006812}. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Pomarico — coordinates of easternmost point (P1334): {'lat': 40.458511, 'lon': 16.64175}. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Pomarico — coordinates of westernmost point (P1335): {'lat': 40.5288591, 'lon': 16.4698749}. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Pomarico — elevation above sea level (P2044): 454 m. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Pomarico — area (P2046): 129.67 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Pomarico is an instance of comune of Italy (Q747074) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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29d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 50

Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'azb', 'bg', 'br', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',

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13w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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20w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Topic's main category → Category:Pomarico

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Seismic classification → 3

Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 40.4168748, 'lon': 16.6006812}

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