Italy
Calabria
Catanzaro
Pentone is a comune in the provincia of Catanzaro, Calabria with a population of 1,817 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 582 passengers departing from Pentone arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.pentone.cz.itAddress
Corso De Laurenzi, 56
88050 Pentone
Map
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Pentone648m988
- Sant'Elia-Scoppolise634m621
Nucleo abitato
AltitudePopulation- Buonaventura-Visconti675m132
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
The population has grown 21% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Pentone between 1830 and 1912 equal 32% of its current population, peaking in 1902.
Total US arrivals
582
1830–1912
Peak year
1902
87 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Pentone recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Pentone.
- Giuseppe PullanoITb. 1907
Other comuni in Catanzaro
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