Platania is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy. It is located approximately 50 kilometres away from the city of Catanzaro
Bounding communes Conflenti Decollatura Lamezia Terme Serrastretta
Population history Year Population Density 1861 2,965 - 1871 3,096 - 1881 3,149 - 1901 3,846 - 1911 3,451 - 1921 3,924 - 1931 4,086 - 1936 4,091 - 1951 4,814 - 1961 4,161 - 1971 3,267 - 1981 3,094 129/km2 1991 3,016 126/km2 2001 2,423 101/km2 2004 2,420 101/km2 2014 2,232 93/km2
The population grew until the 1950s except for between the censuses of 1901 and 1911, the comune was to be rocked by emigration as the population fell over half since the 1950s census. There was significant emigration to the US during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in a declining population
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