Cardeto

Cardeto (Calabrian Greek: Καρδία) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria in Italy, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. It has 1,269 inhabitants.^[2]

Cardeto Καρδία (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Cardeto
Location of Cardeto
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Coordinates: 38°5′N 15°46′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Frazioni	Pantano, Mannarella, Sant'Elia, Mallamaci, Cartalimi, Iriti, Piraino, Colachecco, Loddini, Castanea, Chimputo, Ambele, Lamberta, Giurricando, Garcea, Calvario,Scranò, Scala
Government
• Mayor	Crocefissa Daniela Arfuso
Area [1]
• Total	37.27 km2 (14.39 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	1,269
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Demonym	Cardetesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89060
Dialing code	0965
Website	Official website

Cardeto borders the following municipalities: Bagaladi, Reggio Calabria, Roccaforte del Greco.

Demographics

As of 2025, there are 1,269 people residing in Cardeto, of whom 47.4% are male and 51.7% are female. Minors make up 10.2% of the population, and pensioners make up 34.8%. This compares with the Italian average of 14.9% minors and 24.7% pensioners.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,733 —     1871 1,870 +7.9% 1881 1,902 +1.7% 1901 2,305 +21.2% 1911 2,358 +2.3% 1921 2,447 +3.8% 1931 2,908 +18.8% 1936 2,958 +1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 3,404 +15.1% 1961 3,479 +2.2% 1971 3,366 −3.2% 1981 3,220 −4.3% 1991 2,825 −12.3% 2001 2,325 −17.7% 2011 1,822 −21.6% 2021 1,361 −25.3%
Source: ISTAT[3][4]