Map of Reggio Calabria, Italy

Reggio Calabria is a city in Calabria, Italy, with a population of about 182,455. It lies at 38.1105°N, 15.6613°E, about 31 m above sea level. Reggio Calabria is about 499 km (310 mi) southeast of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Messina, 13 km to the northwest.

Reggio Calabria at a glance

Where is Reggio Calabria?

• The 20th largest city in Italy by recorded population.
• The largest city in Calabria on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 31 min on the shortest day to 14 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Reggio Calabria

• Messina — 13 km northwest
• Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto — 39 km west
• Acireale — 71 km southwest
• Catania — 86 km southwest
• Misterbianco — 87 km southwest
• Adrano — 88 km southwest
• Paternò — 90 km southwest
• Lamezia Terme — 110 km northeast
• Catanzaro — 119 km northeast
• Siracusa — 120 km south

Largest cities in Calabria

• Catanzaro — 78,970
• Lamezia Terme — 70,501
• Crotone — 64,603
• Cosenza — 63,852

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.