Tufo, Campania

Comune in Campania, Italy

Location of Tufo

41°00′N 14°49′E / 41.000°N 14.817°E / 41.000; 14.817CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceAvellinoGovernment

• MayorNunzio DonnarummaArea

^[1]

• Total5 km² (2 sq mi)Population

(2009)^[2]

• Total938 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)DemonymtufesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

83010

Dialing code0825Patron saintSt. MichaelSaint dayMay 8WebsiteOfficial website

Tufo is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. As of 2009 its population was of 938.^[3]

History

The name of the town derives from the tuff,^[4] the volcanic rock that is widely present in the subsoil of the whole area of the country.

Geography

Situated in the geographical region of Irpinia, it has an area of approximately 5 square kilometres (2 sq mi) and a population density of 190 people per square kilometer. Tufo is bordered by the municipalities Altavilla Irpina, Petruro Irpino, Prata di Principato Ultra, Santa Paolina and Torrioni. The Sabato river flows south of the town.

Gastronomy

The town has given its name to the popular white wine known as "Greco di Tufo" (Greek of Tufo).

Personalities

Xavier J. Barile (1891 – 1981), painter
Dante Troisi (1920 – 1989), writer

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source : Istat 2009
^ In Italian tufo