Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Griko: Metauros | |
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Panorama of Gioia Tauro | |
Map of the province of Reggio Calabria, with Gioia Tauro located to the north at the A2 motorway (A2 depicted in green). | |
Location of Gioia Tauro | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′N 15°54′E / 38.433°N 15.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 20,076 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | St. Hyppolite |
| Saint day | August 13 |
| Website | Official website |
Gioia Tauro (Italian: [ˈdʒɔːja ˈtauro]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italy), on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world.