Vasto

Vasto (Ancient Greek: Ἱστόνιον; Latin: Histonium, Istonium, and Histonios; formerly also, Guastaymonis, Il Vasto, and Il Vasto d'Ammone) is a town and comune. It is on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti in southern Abruzzo, Italy. The population is now just over 40,000.

Vasto
Comune
Città di Vasto
Vasto
Coat of arms
Location of Vasto
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Coordinates: 42.1118°N 14.7082°E / 42.1118; 14.7082
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Chieti (CH)
Government
• Mayor	Luciano Antonio Lapenna
Area [1]
• Total	70.65 km2 (27.28 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (30 November 2010)[2]
• Total	40,381
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Vastesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	66054
Dialing code	0873
Patron saint	Saint Michael
Saint day	September 29
Website	Official website