Savoca

For the genus of moth, see Savoca (moth).
Savoca
Comune
Comune di Savoca

Church of St. Nicolò
Savoca

Location of Savoca in Italy

Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 15°20′22″E / 37.95583°N 15.33944°E / 37.95583; 15.33944Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 15°20′22″E / 37.95583°N 15.33944°E / 37.95583; 15.33944
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province / Metropolitan city Province of Messina (ME)
Government
  Mayor Paolo Onofrio Trimarchi (since June 7, 2012)
Area
  Total 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
  Total 1,661
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Savocesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98038
Dialing code 0942
Website Official website

Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Messina.

Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva.

The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Bar Vitelli in Savoca, which is still a functioning establishment, was featured in the motion picture as the place where Michael Corleone asked Apollonia's father to meet his daughter.

Demographic evolution

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