Cupramontana

Cupramontana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Ancona.

Cupramontana
Comune
Comune di Cupramontana
Coat of arms
Location of Cupramontana
Cupramontana Location of Cupramontana in Italy Show map of Italy Cupramontana Cupramontana (Marche) Show map of Marche
Coordinates: 43°27′N 13°7′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ancona (AN)
Frazioni	Poggio Cupro
Government
• Mayor	Luigi Cerioni
Area [1]
• Total	26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	4,628
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Cuprensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	60034
Dialing code	0731
Website	Official website

Cupramontana borders the following municipalities: Apiro, Maiolati Spontini, Mergo, Monte Roberto, Rosora, San Paolo di Jesi, Serra San Quirico, Staffolo. It takes its name from Cupra, a fertility goddess of the pre-Roman population of the Piceni. It had earlier been called Massaccio but later resumed its ancient name.^[3]