Gello, Il Romito, La Borra, La Rotta, Montecastello, Pardossi, Santa Lucia, Treggiaia
Government
• Mayor
Matteo Franconi, (since May 2019) (PD)
Area
[1]
• Total
45.89 km2 (17.72 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
(December 31, 2020)[2]
• Total
29,270
• Density
640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym
Pontaderesi (those who were born there)
Pontederesi (those who live there)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56025
Dialing code
0587
ISTAT code
050029
Patron saint
San Faustino
Saint day
October 10
Website
Official website
Pontedera (Italian:[ponteˈdɛːra]; Latin: Pons Herae) is an Italian comune with a population of 29,270 inhabitants,[3] located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, central Italy.
The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florence.
It houses the headquarters of the Piaggio company, of the Castellani winery and of the Amedei premium artisan chocolate factory.
Pontedera is in the Arno Valley at the confluence of the Era River and the Arno River. Its territory is also crossed by the Scolmatore dell'Arno canal, and by the Roglio, a tributary of the Era. There is also a small lake, in the frazione of La Rotta, known as Braccini lake.
The football team in the town is called U.S. Città di Pontedera, and they are currently placed in Serie C.
Remarkable the church of Santissimo Crocifisso
^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^Population data from Istat
^"Popolazione Pontedera (2001-2020) Grafici su dati ISTAT". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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