Monteforte Irpino

Monteforte Irpino
Comune di Monteforte Irpino
Location of Monteforte Irpino
Monteforte Irpino
Location of Monteforte Irpino in Italy
Monteforte Irpino
Monteforte Irpino (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°53′34″N 14°43′10″E / 40.89278°N 14.71944°E / 40.89278; 14.71944
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
FrazioniAlvanella, Campi, Fenestrelle, Gaudi, Molinelle, Vetreria
Government
 • MayorCostantino Giordano
Area
 • Total
26.70 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2011)[2]
 • Total
10,415
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
DemonymMontefortesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83024
Dialing code0825
Patron saintSt. Martin
Saint day11 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Monteforte Irpino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. A bus crash near the town killed 40 people in 2013.[3] The victims were pilgrims coming home from a trip to a Catholic shrine when the bus slid off a road near Monteforte Irpino and fell 30 metres (100 ft) off a bridge.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009
  3. ^ "Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03.