The Metropolitan City of Palermo ( it, Città metropolitana di Palermo; scn, Cità metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. Its capital is the city of

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its ...

. It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and other 82 municipalities (''comuni'').

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.

Geography

Territory

The Metropolitan City faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, while on the west it is bordered by the province of Trapani, on the south by the province of Agrigento and by that of Caltanissetta, to the east by the

Metropolitan City of Messina The Metropolitan City of Messina ( it, Città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalit ...

and the province of Enna. The island of

Ustica Ustica (; scn, Ùstica) is a small Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is about across and is situated north of Capo Gallo, Sicily. Roughly 1,300 people live in the '' comune'' (municipality) of the same name. There is a regular ...

is also included in the metropolitan territory.

Municipalities

The Metropolitan City includes 82 '' comuni'' (municipalities): *

Alia Alia or ALIA may refer to: People * Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Places *Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune * Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric * Alía, Spain, a ...

Alimena Alimena is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Alimena borders the following municipalities: Blufi, Bompietro, Gangi, Petralia Soprana, Petralia ...

Aliminusa Aliminusa ( Sicilian: ''Larminusa'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Sicily region, Southern Italy, located about southeast of Palermo. Aliminusa borders the following municipalities: Caccamo, Cerda, M ...

* Altavilla Milicia * Altofonte *

Bagheria Bagheria (; scn, Baarìa ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, Italy, located approximately 10km to the east of the city centre. Etymology According to some sources, the name ''Bagheria'' (by way of old Sici ...

Balestrate Balestrate ( Sicilian: ''Sicciara'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southwest of Palermo. As of 31 July 2015, it had a population of 6,505 and an area of .All dem ...

Baucina Baucina is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,003 and an area of .All demographics and other sta ...

Belmonte Mezzagno Belmonte Mezzagno ( Sicilian: ''Bellumunti'' but more properly ''U Mizzagnu'' in the local version of the Sicilian language) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about south ...

Blufi Blufi is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Blufi borders the following municipalities: Alimena, Bompietro, Gangi, Petralia Soprana, Petralia So ...

* Bisacquino *

Bolognetta Bolognetta ( Sicilian: ''Bulugnetta'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. In the 17th century Bolognetta was a fief of the Mancini family with ...

Bompietro Bompietro ( Sicilian: ''Bompietru'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Bompietro borders the following municipalities: Alimena, Blufi, Calascibet ...

Borgetto Borgetto ( Sicilian: ''Lu Burgettu'') is a small mountain Italian town of the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2012 Borgetto had an estimated population of 7,394. The town overlooks the northern coastline of Sicily. History The o ...

* Caccamo * Caltavuturo * Campofelice Di Fitalia *

Campofelice Di Roccella Campofelice di Roccella ( Sicilian: ''Campufilici di Ruccedda'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population ...

* Campofiorito *

Camporeale Camporeale ( Sicilian: ''Campuriali'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southwest of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,652 and an area of .All ...

* Capaci * Carini * Castelbuono * Casteldaccia * Castellana Sicula * Castronovo di Sicilia * Cefalà Diana *

Cefalù Cefalù (), classically known as Cephaloedium (), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about east of the provincial capital and west of Messina. The town, with its populat ...

Cerda Cerda is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Sicily region, Southern Italy, located about southeast of Palermo. Cerda borders the following municipalities: Aliminusa, Collesano, Sciara, Scillato, Sclafani ...

* Chiusa Sclafani * Ciminna * Cinisi * Collesano * Contessa Entellina *

Corleone Corleone (; scn, Cunigghiuni or ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack ...

Ficarazzi Ficarazzi is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Ficarazzi borders the following municipalities: Bagheria, Misilmeri, Palermo, Villabate Villaba ...

* Gangi * Geraci Siculo * Giardinello *

Giuliana Giuliana is an Italian language given name ultimately derived from the Latin ''Iuliana'', the feminine form of ''Iulianus''. The name is also often thought to be a combination of Julia ( Giulia) and Anna. Given name *Blessed Giuliana of Collalto ...

Godrano Godrano ( Sicilian: ''Cutranu'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about south of Palermo. Godrano borders the following municipalities: Corleone, Marineo, Mezzojuso, Monrea ...

Gratteri Gratteri ( Sicilian: ''Ratteri'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,050 and an area of .All de ...

* Isnello * Isola delle Femmine * Lascari * Lercara Friddi * Marineo * Mezzojuso * Misilmeri *

Monreale Monreale (; ; Sicilian: ''Murriali'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called ''"La Conca d'oro"'' (the Gold ...

Montelepre Montelepre (; scn, Muncilebbri) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It is known for having been the native city of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano, of architect Rosario Candela, as well as the anc ...

Montemaggiore Belsito Montemaggiore Belsito ( Sicilian: ''Muntimaiuri'') is a small town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located about southeast of Palermo, near the ''comunes'' of Cerda and Termini Imerese. Slight ...

Palazzo Adriano Palazzo Adriano ( IPA: , aae, Pallaci, scn, U PalàzzuGasca Queirazza, Giuliano (ed.) (1990). ''Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani'', p. 468. UTET. ) is a town and '' comune'' of Arbëresh origin in ...

Partinico Partinico ( Sicilian: ''Partinicu'', Ancient Greek: ''Parthenikòn'', Παρθενικόν) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is from Palermo and from Trapani. Main sights *Church of ''S ...

* Petralia Soprana * Petralia Sottana * Piana degli Albanesi *

Polizzi Generosa Polizzi Generosa ( Sicilian: ''Pulizzi'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. The town sits in the hills at above sea level. History The site of Polizzi shows signs of human ...

* Pollina *

Prizzi Prizzi is a town and '' comune'' of 5,711 inhabitants in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, on the island of Sicily. It is located south of the city of Palermo at an altitude of 1045 m (3,428 ft) above sea level on a hill in the upp ...

* Roccamena * Roccapalumba *

San Cipirello San Cipirello ( Sicilian: ''San Ciupirreddu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southwest of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,201 and an area ...

* San Giuseppe Jato *

San Mauro Castelverde San Mauro Castelverde ( Sicilian: ''Santu Màuru'') is a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, southern Italy. San Mauro Castelverde had an estimated population of 1,634. Notable persons from San Mauro Castelverde include ...

* Santa Cristina Gela * Santa Flavia * Sciara * Scillato * Sclafani Bagni * Termini Imerese * Terrasini * Torretta * Trabia *

Trappeto __NOTOC__ Trappeto (''Trappitu'' in Sicilian) is an Italian municipality of 3,123 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, located in the north-west part of Sicily. It is part of the metropolitan area of Palermo. Trappeto is from Palermo ...

Valledolmo Valledolmo ( scn, Vaddilurmu; "Valley of heElm") is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Valledolmo borders the following municipalities: Alia, Sclafani Bag ...

Ventimiglia di Sicilia Ventimiglia di Sicilia ( Sicilian: ''Calamigna'') is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, located in the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy. Though "Ventimiglia di Sicilia" is its official name, in Sicilian, the city is k ...

* Vicari *

Villabate Villabate ( Sicilian: ''Villabbati'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of .All d ...

* Villafrati

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Palermo

Transport

The Metropolitan City is served by three motorways, two of which start in Palermo: A19 to

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also b ...

and Termini Imerese; A20, departing from the former and leading to

Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in t ...

; and A29, to Mazara del Vallo and

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...

. Railroads include the Palermo-Messina and the Palermo-Catania. There are two airports: Palermo-Boccadifalco and Palermo Punta Raisi.

References

External links

Metropolitan City of Palermo official website
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