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Maierato is a comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia

Province of Vibo Valentia

The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...

in the Italian

Italy

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region Calabria

Calabria

Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....

, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 11 km northeast of Vibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,305 and an area of 39.9 km².

Maierato borders the following municipalities: Capistrano

Capistrano (VV)

Capistrano is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 35 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km east of Vibo Valentia...

, Filogaso

Filogaso

Filogaso is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 13 km east of Vibo Valentia...

, Francavilla Angitola

Francavilla Angitola

Francavilla Angitola is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 30 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia...

, Monterosso Calabro

Monterosso Calabro

Monterosso Calabro is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 35 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of 18.2 km².Monterosso Calabro...

, Pizzo

Pizzo, Calabria

Pizzo is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia , situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.-History:...

, Polia

Polia

Polia is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 30 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,224 and an area of 31.8 km².Polia's origins date back to V|VIII...

, Sant'Onofrio

Sant'Onofrio

Sant'Onofrio is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 45 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 4 km northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,202 and an area of 18.4 km²...

2010 landslide

In February 2010 a landslide occurred near Maierato which was filmed by an amateur cameraman, where the whole nearby hillside slid downwards. Some 200 people were evacuated from their homes.The incident was shown by the BBC and can be found below at links No 2 and 3

Maieratani in North America

Many Italians from the town of Maierato set sail for the American East Coast, in hope to find work to provide for their families, as Southern Italy had been quite impoverished at the time. Many Maieratani men came to the United States pre-world war II, but returned after the war to marry other Maieratani or to bring family to America. Most Maieratani settled in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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area, and many became steel mill workers. Now, many Maieratani control government positions in the city.

The Maieratani that came to Canada

Canada

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mostly settled in the Golden Horseshoe

Golden Horseshoe

The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region centred around the Greater Toronto Area at the western end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Georgian Bay. Most of it is also part of the Quebec City...

area of southern Ontario

Ontario

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, mainly in Toronto

Toronto

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and the Greater Toronto Area.
This group is very tight knit and even have a social club called "Maierato Club" with annual events such as the "Festa Di San Rocco".

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