Vasto

Vasto
Comune
Città di Vasto
Vasto
Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	Chieti (CH)
Government
• Mayor	Luciano Antonio Lapenna
Area
• Total	70.65 km2 (27.28 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population (30 November 2010)
• Total	40,381
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vastesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	66054
Dialing code	0873
Patron saint	Saint Michael
Saint day	September 29
Website	Official website

Vasto (Ancient Greek: Ἱστόνιον; Latin: Histonium, Istonium, and Histonios; formerly also, Guastaymonis, Il Vasto, and Il Vasto d'Ammone) is a town and comune. It is on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti in southern Abruzzo, Italy. The population is now just over 40,000.