Tropea

Municipality in Calabria, Italy

For people named Tropea, see Tropea (surname). For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see Tropaia.

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Tropea

Trupìa (Sicilian)
Trápeia (Greek)

Comune

Comune di Tropea

View of the historic centre of Tropea

Coat of arms

Location of Tropea

Tropea

Location of Tropea in Italy

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Tropea (Calabria)

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Coordinates: 38°40′31″N 15°53′41″E﻿ / ﻿38.67538°N 15.89479°E﻿ / 38.67538; 15.89479
Country| Italy
Region| Calabria
Province| Vibo Valentia (VV)
Frazioni| Marina
Government

• Mayor| Giovanni Macrì (Forza Italia)
Area

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• Total

| 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation

| 60 m (200 ft)
Population

(2025)[2]

• Total

| 5,661
• Density| 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demonym| Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

89861

Dialing code| 0963
Patron saint| St. Madonna of Romania
Saint day| March 27
Website| www.comune.tropea.vv.it

Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3] It has 5,661 inhabitants.[2]

Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy's west coast and was named "Most beautiful village in Italy" for 2021.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1861| 5,133| —
1871| 5,703| +11.1%
1881| 5,929| +4.0%
1901| 6,264| +5.7%
1911| 6,001| −4.2%
1921| 6,028| +0.4%
1931| 5,913| −1.9%
1936| 6,088| +3.0%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1951| 6,953| +14.2%
1961| 6,702| −3.6%
1971| 6,852| +2.2%
1981| 6,868| +0.2%
1991| 6,869| +0.0%
2001| 6,836| −0.5%
2011| 6,555| −4.1%
2021| 5,911| −9.8%
Source: ISTAT[5][6]

## Notable people

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* Albert Anastasia, American mobster
* Pasquale Galluppi, philosopher
* Raf Vallone, actor

## Twin towns

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Tropea is twinned with:

* Zvenigorod, Russia (2013)

Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ a b "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
3. ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
4. ^ idealista.it. "Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021". idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
5. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
6. ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tropea.

* Official website (in Italian)
* Pro Loco Tropea - tourist association
* Museo Antichi Mestieri di Calabria
* Brief History of Tropea
* Photo gallery of Tropea (in Italian)

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* Acquaro
* Arena
* Briatico
* Brognaturo
* Capistrano
* Cessaniti
* Dasà
* Dinami
* Drapia
* Fabrizia
* Filadelfia
* Filandari
* Filogaso
* Francavilla Angitola
* Francica
* Gerocarne
* Jonadi
* Joppolo
* Limbadi
* Maierato
* Mileto
* Mongiana
* Monterosso Calabro
* Nardodipace
* Nicotera
* Parghelia
* Pizzo
* Pizzoni
* Polia
* Ricadi
* Rombiolo
* San Calogero
* San Costantino Calabro
* San Gregorio d'Ippona
* San Nicola da Crissa
* Sant'Onofrio
* Serra San Bruno
* Simbario
* Sorianello
* Soriano Calabro
* Spadola
* Spilinga
* Stefanaconi
* Tropea
* Vallelonga
* Vazzano
* Vibo Valentia
* Zaccanopoli
* Zambrone
* Zungri

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