calabria

     

Calabria (Latin: Brutium), is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, locate at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the region of Basilicata, to the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea. The region covers 15,080 km² and has a population of 2 million. The regional capital is the city of Catanzaro. The other main metropolitan areas are those of Reggio Calabria and Cosenza. The demonym of Calabria is Calabrian (Italian: calabrese).