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Catania
Catania | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Catania | |
 Catania skyline | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Catania  | |
  Catania Location of Catania in Sicily  Catania Catania (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′0″N 15°5′25″E / 37.50000°N 15.09028°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
| Frazioni | Bicocca, Codavolpe, Junghetto, Pantano d'Arci, Paradiso degli Aranci, Passo Cavaliere, Passo del Fico, Passo Martino, Primosole, Reitano, Vaccarizzo, Villaggio Delfino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvo Pogliese (FI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.90 km2 (70.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (30 May 2018) | |
| • Total | 312,505 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Catanese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95100 |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| ISTAT code | 087015 |
| Patron saint | St. Agatha |
| Saint day | February 5 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1024rev-002 |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
| Area | 38.5 ha (4,140,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 80.13 ha (8,625,000 sq ft) |
Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 313.110 people live in and over 800,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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