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Salento
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 A view of Salento from satellite | |
.png) Salento in red | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Regions |  Apulia |
| Provinces | Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5,856.57 km2 (2,261.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 1,785,500 |
| Demonym(s) | Salentini Salentino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Postal codes | 73001-73100, 72012-72015, 72017-72018, 72020-72027, 72029, 74100 |
Salento (Salentino: Salentu, Salentino Griko: Σαλέντο), is a cultural, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the Province of Lecce, most of the Province of Brindisi (all of it except Fasano and Cisternino), and the south-eastern part of the Province of Taranto (like Grottaglie and Avetrana, but not Taranto itself).