Positano
Positano
Pusitano (Neapolitan) | |
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| Comune di Positano | |
View of Positano at sunset | |
Positano within the Province of Salerno | |
Positano Location of Positano in Italy Positano Positano (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 14°29′E / 40.633°N 14.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Montepertuso, Nocelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Guida (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,678 |
| • Density | 425/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Positanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84017 |
| Dialing code | 089 |
| Patron saint | St. Vitus |
| Saint day | June 15 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Costiera Amalfitana |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv) |
| Reference | 830 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Area | 11,206 ha (27,690 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 11,857 ha (29,300 acres) |
Positano (Italian: [posiˈtaːno]; Neapolitan: Pusitano [pusiˈtɑːnə]) is a town and municipality on the Amalfi Coast in the Province of Salerno, in the region of Campania in Italy, mainly in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast. It has 3,678 inhabitants.