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Lecce

Southern Europe

Lecce is a city and comune in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula on the Salentine Peninsula, and the capital of the Province of Lecce. With a population of 94,387 it is also the largest city in the province.

Facts
Population
94,387 1
Area (sq km)
238.93 2
Founding Year
299 BCE to 200 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
49 2
Latitude
40.352011 degrees north 2
Longitude
18.169139 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
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Source Matteo Pérez (Wikipedia)Wikipedia sections
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He was born in Lecce in the Apulia region
Sources
1. Lecce (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: established_date
    200s BC
  • Lead section
    With a population of 94,387, it is also the largest city in the province.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Lecce (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 40.352011, longitude 18.169139
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 49 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 238.93 sq km
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.352,18.1691
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 58.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 18.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 18.25
40.25 18.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Lecce - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3174953
Quote, cities500 record 3174953
40.35481 18.17244 P PPLA2 IT 13 LE 075035 80695 49 53 Europe/Rome
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Wikidata: Lecce
Wikidata Q13386, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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