Minervino di Lecce

Minervino di Lecce
Griko: Minèrvino tu Lecce
Comune di Minervino di Lecce
Location of Minervino di Lecce
Minervino di Lecce
Location of Minervino di Lecce in Italy
Minervino di Lecce
Minervino di Lecce (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°6′N 18°26′E / 40.100°N 18.433°E / 40.100; 18.433
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
FrazioniCocumola, Specchia Gallone
Government
  MayorFausto De Giuseppe
Area
  Total
17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)
  Total
3,602
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
DemonymMinervinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73027
Dialing code0836
Patron saintSt. Anthony
Saint day13 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Minervino di Lecce is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. It is situated in the eastern part of the Salento peninsula about 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Lecce, not far from Otranto.