Province o Catania

Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region o Sicily in Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Catania.

Province o Catania
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Catania in Italy
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Catania in Italy
Kintra Italy
RegionSicily
Caipital(s)Catania
Comuni58
Govrenment
 • PresesGiuseppe Castiglione
Area
 • Total3552 km2 (1,371 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,073,881
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95100, 95010-95049
Telephone prefix095, 0942, 0933
Vehicle registrationCT
ISTAT087

It haes an aurie o 3,552 km², an a total population o 1,073,881 (2005). There are 58 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province[1] Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Catania. The main comunes bi population are:

Comune Population
Catania 305,717
Acireale 52,394
Paternò 49,006
Misterbianco 46,251
Caltagirone 39,299
Adrano 35,779
Gravina di Catania 28,018
Aci Catena 27,992
Giarre 26,821
Mascalucia 26,284
Biancavilla 23,308
Belpasso 22,032
Tremestieri Etneo 21,362
San Giovanni la Punta 20,526
Bronte, Sicily 19,147
Aci Castello 18,084
Scordia 17,168
Aci Sant'Antonio 16,796
Palagonia 16,393

Territory eedit

The province faces the Ionian Sea tae the east, the Province o Messina tae the north, the Province o Enna an the Province o Caltanissetta tae the wast, the Province o Siracusa an the Province o Ragusa tae the sooth. Munt Etna, Europe's lairgest active volcano is locatit in the province.

 
Munt Etna is locatit in the Province o Catania
 
Panorama o Vizzini on the slopes o Monte Lauro
 
A close-up o Aci Castello, in the Province o Catania

Freemit airtins eedit