Province o Caltanissetta

The Province o Caltanissetta (Italian: provincia di Caltanissetta; Sicilian: pruvincia di Cartanissetta) is a province in the soothren pairt o Sicily, Italy. It contains 22 comuni (singular: comune), see Comuni o the Province o Caltanissetta.

Province o Caltanissetta
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Caltanissetta in Italy
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Caltanissetta in Italy
Kintra Italy
RegionSicily
Caipital(s)Caltanissetta
Comuni22
Govrenment
 • PresesRaffaele Sirico
Area
 • Total2128 km2 (822 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total275,221
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
93100, 93010-93020
Telephone prefix0934, 0933, 0922
Vehicle registrationCL
ISTAT085

Borderin provinces eedit

In order o coonterclockwise

Coat o airms eedit

Its coat o airms is a red crest an twa green leaf stems on top wi a laurel leaf on the richt an a croun in the middle.

Geography eedit

The province extends tae the central pairt o Sicily in the northwastren direction whaur the caipital is locatit. The commune o Resuttano is foond in an enclave o the province o Palermo near Caltanissetta atween Monte Stretto an Portella del Vento, an enclafe athoot locality o the province o Enna.

The land extends tae the Gela plain an intae the guwf namit Gela.

As for 30 Juin 2005, the main communes bi population are:

Communes Population
Gela 77,234
Caltanissetta 60,632
Niscemi 26,734
San Cataldo 23,199
Mazzarino 12,340
Riesi 11,649
Mussomeli 11,306
Sommatino 7,515
Serradifalco 6,383
Santa Caterina Villarmosa 5,866
Sutera 5,142

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