Colosimi

850 m elevation · Pop. 1,071

Calabria

Cosenza

Colosimi is a comune in the provincia of Cosenza, Calabria with a population of 1,094 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 494 passengers departing from Colosimi arrived in the United States.

Contact

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Address

Viale Flaminio Micciulli
87050 Colosimi

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Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Colosimi850m567
  • Trearie960m190
  • Coraci810m145
  • Carrano877m42
  • Rizzuti890m39

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Arcuri950m53
  • Gigliotti922m23
  • Manche850m9
  • Melilla1,025m3

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 declined 45% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Colosimi between 1830 and 1912 equal 45% of its current population, peaking in 1903. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 7% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

494

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

78 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Colosimi recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Colosimo41
  2. 2.Gigliotti26
  3. 3.Rizzuto19
  4. 4.Fuoco17
  5. 5.Costanzo15
  6. 6.Scarpino14
  7. 7.Taverna13
  8. 8.Mascaro11
  9. 9.Mirabelli10
  10. 10.Perri9

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Notable People

People born in Colosimi.

  • Franco Angottib. 1941
  • Roger Fuocob. 1951
  • Gaspare ColosimoENITb. 1858
  • Giacomo ColosimoENITb. 1878

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