Monteroni di Lecce

Monteroni di Lecce
Comune di Monteroni di Lecce
Monteroni di Lecce
Location of Monteroni di Lecce in Italy
Monteroni di Lecce
Monteroni di Lecce (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°20′N 18°06′E / 40.333°N 18.100°E / 40.333; 18.100
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceLecce
Government
 • MayorMariolina Pizzuto
Area
 • Total
16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
13,828
 • Density838/km2 (2,170/sq mi)
DemonymMonteronesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73047
Dialing code0832
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Saint dayFirst Sunday in August
Websitecomune.monteroni.le.it

Monteroni di Lecce (Salentino: Muntrùni) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in Apulia, southern Italy. In 2008, it had 13,800 inhabitants. It is 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Lecce, in the Salento – the historic Terra d'Otranto.