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Complete Atlas of the Municipalities and Provinces of Calabria: Territorial Inventory, Changes and Genealogical References

This in-depth article offers the complete and detailed inventory of all the municipalities divided by each Calabrian province, integrating the historical-administrative analysis of the districts. From the historic provinces to the new institutions of 1992 (Crotone and Vibo Valentia), through the mergers of entities and name changes, this guide is a fundamental tool for navigating the holdings of the State Archives and the civil registration records.

THE PROVINCES OF CALABRIA AND THEIR CHANGES

1. Province of Catanzaro

The administrative and central heart of the region, the province of Catanzaro includes the isthmus between the Gulf of Squillace and the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia, as well as the mountain areas of the Sila Piccola and the Serre. It underwent territorial detachments in 1992 with the creation of the provinces of Crotone and Vibo Valentia.

Complete List of the Municipalities of the Province of Catanzaro:

• Albi
• Amaroni
• Amato
• Andali
• Argusto
• Badolato
• Belcastro
• Borgia
• Botricello
• Caraffa di Catanzaro
• Cardinale
• Carlopoli
• Catanzaro (Provincial capital)
• Cenadi
• Centrache
• Cerva
• Chiaravalle Centrale
• Cicala
• Conflenti
• Cortale
• Cropani
• Curinga
• Davoli
• Decollatura
• Falerna
• Feroleto Antico
• Fossato Serralta
• Gagliato
• Gasperina
• Gimigliano
• Girifalco
• Gizzeria
• Guardavalle
• Isca sullo Ionio
• Jacurso
• Lamezia Terme (Established in 1968 from Nicastro, Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia)
• Magisano
• Maida
• Marcedusa
• Marcellinara
• Martirano
• Martirano Lombardo
• Miglierina
• Montauro
• Montepaone
• Motta Santa Lucia
• Nocera Terinese
• Olivadi
• Palermiti
• Pentone
• Petrizzi
• Petronà
• Pianopoli (Formerly Feroleto Piano until 1872)
• Platania
• San Floro
• San Mango d'Aquino
• San Pietro a Maida
• San Pietro Apostolo
• San Sostene
• San Vito sullo Ionio
• Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio
• Santa Caterina dello Ionio
• Satriano
• Sellia
• Sellia Marina
• Serrastretta
• Sersale
• Settingiano
• Simeri Crichi
• Sorbo San Basile
• Soverato
• Soveria Mannelli
• Soveria Simeri
• Squillace
• Stalettì
• Taverna
• Tiriolo
• Zagarise

2. Province of Cosenza

The largest province of Calabria, characterized by vast mountain complexes (Sila and Pollino), it has a strong presence of historic Arbëreshë (Albanian) communities. Over the years it has registered important mergers and re-establishments of local entities.

Complete List of the Municipalities of the Province of Cosenza:

• Acquaformosa
• Acri
• Aieta
• Aiello Calabro
• Albidona
• Alessandria del Carretto
• Altilia
• Altomonte
• Amantea
• Amendolara
• Aprigliano
• Belmonte Calabro
• Belsito
• Belvedere Marittimo
• Bianchi
• Bisignano
• Bocchigliero
• Bonifati
• Buonvicino
• Caloveto
• Campana
• Canna
• Cariati
• Carolei
• Carpanzano
• Casali del Manco (Established in 2017 from Casole Bruzio, Pedace, Serra Pedace, Spezzano Piccolo and Trenta)
• Cassano all'Ionio
• Castiglione Cosentino
• Castrolibero
• Castroregio
• Castrovillari
• Celico
• Cellara
• Cerchiara di Calabria
• Cerisano
• Cervicati
• Cerzeto
• Cetraro
• Civita
• Cleto
• Colosimi
• Corigliano-Rossano (Established in 2018 from Corigliano Calabro and Rossano)
• Cosenza (Provincial capital)
• Crovigliano
• Domanico
• Fagnano Castello
• Falconara Albanese
• Figline Vegliaturo
• Firmo
• Fiumefreddo Bruzio
• Francavilla Marittima
• Frascineto
• Fuscaldo
• Grimaldi
• Grisolia
• Guardia Piemontese
• Lago
• Lattarico
• Longobardi (Autonomous since 1937 by detachment from Fiumefreddo Bruzio)
• Longobucco
• Lungro
• Luzzi
• Malito
• Malvito
• Mandatoriccio
• Mangone
• Marano Marchesato
• Marano Principato
• Marzi
• Mendicino
• Mongrassano
• Montalto Uffugo
• Montegiordano
• Morano Calabro
• Mormanno
• Mottafollone
• Nocara
• Oriolo
• Orsomarso
• Paludi
• Panettieri
• Paola
• Papasidero
• Parenti
• Paterno Calabro
• Pedivigliano
• Pian Crati
• Pietrafitta
• Pietramala (Pietrapaola)
• Plataci
• Praia a Mare
• Rende
• Rocca Imperiale
• Roggiano Gravina
• Rogliano
• Rose
• Roseto Capo Spulico
• Rota Greca
• Rovito
• San Basile
• San Benedetto Ullano
• San Cosmo Albanese
• San Demetrio Corone
• San Donato di Ninea
• San Fili
• San Giorgio Albanese
• San Giovanni in Fiore
• San Lorenzo Bellizzi
• San Lorenzo del Vallo
• San Lucido
• San Marco Argentano
• San Martino di Finita
• San Nicola Arcella
• San Pietro in Amantea
• San Pietro in Guarano
• San Sosti
• San Vincenzo La Costa
• Sangineto
• Sant'Agata di Esaro
• Santa Caterina Albanese
• Santa Domenica Talao
• Santa Maria del Cedro
• Santa Sofia d'Epiro
• Santo Stefano di Rogliano
• Saracena
• Scala Coeli
• Scalea
• Scigliano
• Serra d'Aiello
• Sibari (Frazione of Cassano)
• Spezzano Albanese
• Tarsia
• Terranova da Sibari
• Terravecchia
• Torano Castello
• Tortora
• Trebisacce
• Trenta (Merged into Casali del Manco)
• Vaccarizzo Albanese
• Verbicaro
• Villapiana
• Zumpano

3. Province of Crotone

Established in 1992 through the detachment of 27 municipalities from the province of Catanzaro, the province of Crotone extends from the Ionian Marchesato to the foothills of the Sila around Crotone.

Complete List of the Municipalities of the Province of Crotone:

• Belvedere di Spinello
• Caccuri
• Carfizzi
• Casabona
• Castelsilano
• Cerenzia
• Cirò
• Cirò Marina (Autonomous since 1952 by detachment from Cirò)
• Cotronei
• Crotone (Provincial capital, called Cotrone until 1928)
• Crucoli
• Cutro
• Isola di Capo Rizzuto
• Melissa
• Mesoraca
• Pallagorio
• Petilia Policastro
• Rocca di Neto
• Roccabernarda
• San Mauro Marchesato
• San Nicola dell'Alto
• Santa Severina
• Savelli
• Scandale
• Strongoli
• Umbriatico
• Verzino

4. Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria

The southern tip of the Italian peninsula, characterized by very strong cultural specificities (Grecanica Area, Gioia Tauro Plain and Locride). Many smaller centers underwent administrative changes and annexations to the capital city over the course of the twentieth century.

Complete List of the Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria:

• Africo
• Agnana Calabra
• Anoia
• Antonimina
• Ardore
• Bagaladi
• Bagnara Calabra
• Benestare
• Bianco
• Bivongi
• Bova
• Bova Marina
• Bovalino
• Brancaleone
• Bruzzano Zeffirio
• Calanna
• Camini
• Campo Calabro
• Candela (historical)
• Careri
• Cardeto
• Carpenzano
• Casignana
• Caulonia
• Cimina
• Cinquefrondi
• Cittanova
• Condofuri
• Cosoleto
• Delianuova
• Feroleto della Chiesa
• Ferruzzano
• Fiumara
• Galatro
• Gerace
• Giffone
• Gioia Tauro
• Gioiosa Ionica
• Grotteria
• Laganadi
• Laureana di Borrello
• Locri (Called Gerace Marina until 1934)
• Mammola
• Marina di Gioiosa Ionica
• Maropati
• Martone
• Melicuccà
• Melicucco (Autonomous since 1936 by detachment from Polistena)
• Melito di Porto Salvo
• Molochio
• Monasterace
• Montebello Jonico
• Motta San Giovanni
• Oppido Mamertina
• Palizzi
• Palmi
• Pazzano
• Placanica
• Platì
• Polistena
• Portigliola
• Reggio Calabria (Provincial capital / Metropolitan City, including the former municipalities of Catona, Gallico, Gallina, Pellaro and Sambatello)
• Riace
• Rizziconi
• Roccaforte del Greco
• Roccella Ionica
• Roghudi
• Rosarno
• Samo
• San Ferdinando (Autonomous since 1977 by detachment from Rosarno)
• San Giorgio Morgeto
• San Giovanni di Gerace
• San Lorenzo
• San Luca
• San Pietro di Caridà
• San Procopio
• San Roberto
• Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte
• Sant'Agata del Bianco
• Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte
• Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte
• Sant'Ilario dello Ionio
• Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
• Scido
• Scilla
• Seminara
• Serrata
• Siderno
• Sinopoli
• Staiti
• Stilo
• Taurianova
• Varapodio
• Villa San Giovanni

5. Province of Vibo Valentia

Created in 1992 with the detachment of the municipalities of the Vibo area, the Poro and the Serre from the province of Catanzaro, it encompasses important historic and tourist centers.

Complete List of the Municipalities of the Province of Vibo Valentia:

• Acquaro
• Arena
• Briatico
• Brognaturo
• Capistrano
• Cessaniti
• Drapia
• Fabrizia
• Filadelfia
• Filandari
• Filogaso
• Francavilla Angitola
• Francica
• Gerocarpe
• Ionadi
• Joppolo
• Limbadi
• Maierato
• Mileto
• Mongiana
• Monterosso Calabro
• Nardodipace
• Nicotera
• Parghelia
• Pizzo
• Pizzoni
• Polia
• Ricadi
• Rombiolo
• San Calogero
• San Costantino Calabro
• San Gregorio d'Ippona
• San Nicola da Crissa
• Sant'Onofrio
• Serra San Bruno
• Simbario
• Sorianello
• Soriano Calabro
• Spadola
• Spilinga
• Tropea
• Vallelonga
• Vazzano
• Vibo Valentia (Provincial capital, called Monteleone Calabro until 1928)
• Zaccanopoli
• Zambrone
• Zungri