Parghelia
Parghelia
Parelía (Griko) | |
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| Comune di Parghelia | |
 View of Parghelia | |
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  Parghelia Location within Italy  Parghelia Location within Calabria | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′N 15°55′E / 38.683°N 15.917°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Vibo Valentia (VV) |
| Frazioni | Fìtili |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 1,271 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (414/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pargheliesi (Parghelioti) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89861 |
| Dialing code | 0963 |
Parghelia (Griko: Parelía) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the region of Calabria in southern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Vibo Valentia. It has 1,271 inhabitants.
The municipality of Parghelia contains the frazione (subdivision) of Fìtili.
Parghelia borders the municipalities of Drapia, Tropea, Zaccanopoli, and Zambrone.
Parghelia is one of the cities that belongs to the Coast of the Gods.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 1,271, of which 48.8% are males, and 51.2% are females. Minors make up 13.4% of the population, and seniors make up 26.5%.
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 7.7% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Ukraine, Romania, Argentina, Bulgaria, and Georgia.
Gallery
Hills near Parghelia
The Tyrrhenian Sea (1)
The beach (1)
The beach (1)
The Tyrrhenian Sea (2)
The beach (2)
View of the coast
The Tyrrhenian Sea (3)
Notable people
Albert Anastasia (1902–1957), former boss of the Gambino Crime Family
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
- Proloco Parghelia
- Parghelia's Portal (Parghelia85.net) Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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