Italy
Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Grotteria is a comune in the provincia of Reggio Calabria, Calabria with a population of 2,840 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 1,435 passengers departing from Grotteria arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.grotteria.rc.it/Address
Piazza Nicola Palermo 1
89043 Grotteria
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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- Dragoni75m439
- Grotteria317m425
- Grotteria Mare11m346
- Dragoni Superiore150m194
- Marcinà Superiore111m98
- Bombaconi110m97
- Ricciardo252m39
- Aspalmo Inferiore258m35
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Marcinà Inferiore60m205
- Farri Superiore213m124
- Maida126m100
- Aspalmo Inferiore252m59
- Aspalmo354m47
- Santo Stefano Superiore I150m39
- Maida I186m38
- Seggio173m28
- Ruvari I155m28
- Calasmita270m25
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 69% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Grotteria between 1830 and 1912 equal 51% of its current population, peaking in 1905.
Total US arrivals
1k
1830–1912
Peak year
1905
241 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Grotteria recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Grotteria.
Other comuni in Reggio Calabria
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