Ragusa, Sicily

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Ragusa Rausa (Sicilian) Rògos (Greek)
Comune
Città di Ragusa
Panorama of Ragusa Ibla
Coat of arms
Ragusa within the homonymous province
Location of Ragusa
Ragusa Location of Ragusa in Italy Show map of Italy Ragusa Ragusa (Sicily) Show map of Sicily
Coordinates: 36°56′N 14°45′E / 36.933°N 14.750°E / 36.933; 14.750
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Ragusa (RG)
Frazioni	Marina di Ragusa, San Giacomo Bellocozzo
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Cassì
Area [1]
• Total	442.6 km2 (170.9 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (26 February 2018)[2]
• Total	74,251
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym	Ragusano
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	97100
Dialing code	0932
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist (Ragusa) St. George (Ragusa Ibla)
Saint day	June 24
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Reference	1024rev-007
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)
Area	17.39 ha (1,872,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone	29.32 ha (3,156,000 sq ft)

Ragusa (Italian: [raˈɡuːza] ^ⓘ; Sicilian: Rausa [raˈuːsa]; Latin: Ragusia) is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with 73,288 inhabitants in 2016.^[2] It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica. Together with seven other cities in the Val di Noto, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.