Cagnano Varano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Cagnano Varano |
Coordinates: | 41.8333°N 61°W |
Region: | Apulia |
Province: | (FG) |
Frazioni: | Porto di Capojale, Bagno di Varano, San Nicola Imbuti |
Mayor: | Claudio Costanzucci |
Area Total Km2: | 166.84 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7266 |
Population As Of: | 28 February 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Cagnanesi |
Elevation M: | 175 |
Saint: | Michael the Archangel, Catald |
Day: | 8 May, 10 May |
Postal Code: | 71010 |
Area Code: | 0884 |
Cagnano Varano (Pugliese: Neapolitan: Cagnano) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It occupies a commanding position above the Lago di Varano, and is part of the Gargano National Park. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, fishing and tourism.
Sights include the karstic grotto of San Michele, which has been frequented since the Old Stone Age. It is now consecrated as a Roman Catholic chapel.