Calabria

5 province in Southern Italy

Calabria is a regione in Southern Italy with 5 province and 404 comuni. Between 1876 and 2014, an estimated 2,093,011 people emigrated from Calabria, peaking in 1905.

Emigration History

Annual emigration (espatriati) and returns (rimpatriati) from Calabria, 1876 to 2014. Not all years have complete data, so gaps are normal.

42% of all recorded emigration from Calabria occurred during the Grande Emigrazione (1876 to 1914). About 36% of emigrants eventually returned.

Total emigrants

2.09M

1876–2014

Return rate

36.1%

eventually returned

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Calabria is home to 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Films

23 films set or shot in Calabria.

Province

Every regione is divided into province, each containing multiple comuni. Calabria has 5. The regional capoluogo is Catanzaro.