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Placanica Facts

Area	0.2 km²
Population	591
Male Population	291 (49.3%)
Female Population	300 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-28.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+32.2%
Median Age	42.8 years (Male: 41.1, Female: 44.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,454 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	38.41078, 16.45274

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Placanica Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	823	616	447	323	591	548	507
Population Density	4,389.3 / km²	3,285.3 / km²	2,384 / km²	1,722.7 / km²	3,152 / km²	2,922.7 / km²	2,704 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placanica Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 32.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Placanica	-28.2%	-4.1%	+32.2%
Italy	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placanica Median Age

Median Age: 42.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Placanica	42.8 yrs	44.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Italy	40.9 yrs	41.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Placanica Population Density

Population Density: 3,152 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Placanica	591	0.188 km²	3,152 / km²
Italy	59.3 million	301,510.7 km²	197 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placanica Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Placanica Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,595	$24,034	$26,543	$28,721	$26,978	$24,411	$23,384	$26,454
Total GDP	$33.4M	$34.4M	$36.2M	$38M	$34.8M	$29.3M	$25.5M	$27.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Placanica CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Placanica	3,183 tn	5.39 tn	16,974.3 tons/km²
Italy	399,008,505 tn	6.73 tn	1,323.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Placanica CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,183 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.39 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	16,974.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/26/19	11:31 PM	4.1	28.7 km	6,510 m	1km S of Melicucca, Italy	usgs.gov
9/28/18	5:24 AM	4.4	63.1 km	10,000 m	14km NW of Palmi, Italy	usgs.gov
7/14/18	2:50 AM	4.5	51.8 km	65,519 m	2km NNW of Zungri, Italy	usgs.gov
2/10/18	2:16 AM	3.9	60.7 km	16,810 m	3km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy	usgs.gov
8/3/15	7:27 AM	4.3	82.2 km	19,160 m	12km N of Albi, Italy	usgs.gov
3/24/13	3:47 PM	4.5	68 km	30,900 m	37km ESE of Brancaleone Superiore, Italy	usgs.gov
11/13/12	7:06 AM	4.3	55.8 km	75,700 m	Sicily, Italy	usgs.gov
8/28/12	11:12 PM	4.6	67.4 km	45,400 m	Sicily, Italy	usgs.gov
10/15/10	5:21 AM	4.1	53.8 km	35,400 m	southern Italy	usgs.gov
11/7/08	3:00 PM	3.4	84.6 km	1,300 m	southern Italy	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Placanica

Placanica (Greek: Lakonikà) is a comune (commune or municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. ..

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