Bonifacio
French commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
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Summary
Bonifacio is a commune of France[1]. Bonifacio ranks in the top 0.65% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,940 views/month, #203 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Bonifacio[3], Corse-du-Sud[4], arrondissement of Sartène[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Head of government: Jean-Charles Orsucci[7]
- Official language: French[8], Corsican[9]
- Shares border with: Figari[10], Porto-Vecchio[11], Sotta[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Morzine[13]
- Postal code: 20169[14]
- Commons category: Bonifacio (Corse-du-Sud)[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[16], UTC+02:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 495[18]
- Located in/on physical feature: Corsica[19]
- Significant event: Siege of Bonifacio[20]
- Official website: https://www.bonifacio-mairie.fr/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bonifacio (Corse-du-Sud)[22]
- Commons gallery: Bonifacio[23]
- Population: 2961[24], 2977[25], 3101[26], 2700[27], 3118[28], 3189[29], 2431[30], 2693[31], 2736[32], 2683[33], 2658[34], 2831[35], 2938[36], 3192[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bonifacio[38]
- Phone number: +33-4-95-73-00-15[39]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: canton of Bonifacio[42]
- Official name: Bonifacio[43], Bunifaziu[44], Bonifaziu[45]
- Category for people born here: Q9223614[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bonifacio[47]
- Female population: 1580[48]
- Male population: 1538[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bonifacio include Strait of Bonifacio[50], a strait[51], in France[52].
Why It Matters
Bonifacio has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Bonifacio is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Bonifacio include Strait of Bonifacio[50], a strait[51], in France[52].