Camastra is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Agrigento in the
Italian region
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
, located about southeast of
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...
and about southeast of
Agrigento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,133 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Camastra borders the following municipalities:
Licata,
Naro,
Palma di Montechiaro.
The municipality contains the ruins of the
Castellazzo di Camastra.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Sicily
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