Roccaforte del Greco

Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Βουνί (Greek)
Comune di Roccaforte del Greco
View of Roccaforte del Greco
View of Roccaforte del Greco
Coat of arms of Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni is located in Italy
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Location of Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni in Italy
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni is located in Calabria
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni (Calabria)
Coordinates: 38°3′N 15°54′E / 38.050°N 15.900°E / 38.050; 15.900
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
Metropolitan cityReggio Calabria (RC)
FrazioniGhorio di Roccaforte
Government
 • MayorDomenico Penna
Area
 • Total
43.86 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation
983 m (3,225 ft)
Population
 (2026)[2][3]
 • Total
291
 • Density6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
DemonymRoccafortesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89060
Dialing code0965
WebsiteOfficial website

Roccaforte del Greco (Calabrian Greek: Βουνί, romanizedVunì) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria in Italy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. It has 291 inhabitants.[4][5]

Roccaforte del Greco borders the municipalities of Bagaladi, Cardeto, Condofuri, Reggio Calabria, Roghudi, San Lorenzo, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Scilla, and Sinopoli.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 291, of which 50.5% are male, and 49.5% are female. Minors make up 3.1% of the population, and seniors make up 41.6%.[6][7]

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 300 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (294 – 98%), Morocco (2 – 0.7%), India (2 – 0.7%).[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  3. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  4. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  5. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  6. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  7. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  8. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  9. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  10. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  11. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27.The file URL linking on technical dataset.