Castro is a town and comune in the Italianprovince of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... Country Italy Region Puglia Province Lecce (LE) Mayor Adriana Poli Bortone (since May 25, 2003) Elevation 49 m Area 238 km² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 91,570 - Density 350/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Leccesi Dialing code 0832 Postal code 73100 Patron Saint Oronzo... Apulia (official Italian name: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. ...