Castelsilano is a comune and town in the province of Crotone, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is a small settlement, with a recorded population of 1,034 people.
Administratively, Castelsilano falls within the province of Crotone, one of the provinces of Calabria. As a comune, it is the basic unit of local government in Italy, responsible for the administration of the town and its surrounding territory.
Its small population makes it one of the many minor centres that characterise the rural and inland areas of the province. The town's identity is tied to this administrative status within Calabria, the region forming the southern part of the Italian peninsula.