San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

History

The area was established in the sixth century. It was probably part of Magna Graecia.

Geography

The town is on a hill, 540 m above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra (14 km/9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km/9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km/11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km/20 miles) with Craco (25 km/15 miles) and Stigliano (31 km/20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km/9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera, is 70 km/44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km/41 miles away. San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of Upland Communes of the Matera Hills.

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Demographic

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