Joppolo

For the Italian town in the province of Agrigento, see Joppolo Giancaxio.

Joppolo (Medieval Greek: Ιάμπολος, romanized: Iámbolos) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region of Calabria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vibo Valentia.

Joppolo Iámbolos (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Joppolo
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Location of Joppolo
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Coordinates: 38°35′N 15°54′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Vibo Valentia (VV)
Frazioni	Caroniti, Coccorinello, Coccorino, Monte Poro
Government
• Mayor	Salvatore Giuseppe Vecchio
Area [1]
• Total	15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population  (2007[2])[3]
• Total	2,140
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Joppolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89863
Dialing code	0963

Notable people

• Januarius (died 305), patron saint of Naples, is thought to have been born here.