Palermo
Palermo | |
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| Comune di Palermo | |
 Clockwise frae top: Quattro Canti in Maqueda Street, San Domenico Church, Pretoria Square an Santa Caterina Kirk, an view o dountoun Palermo frae Munt Pellegrino | |
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  Palermo Location o Palermo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′N 13°22′E / 38.117°N 13.367°ECoordinates: 38°07′N 13°22′E / 38.117°N 13.367°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Palermo (PA) |
| Foondit | 736 BC |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Leoluca Orlando (IdV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 158.9 km2 (61.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011) | |
| • Total | 654,121 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Palermitani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90100 |
| Diallin code | 091 |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Rosalia |
| Saunt day | 15 Julie |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Palermo 
listen (help·info) (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlɛrmo], Sicilian: Palermu, Laitin: Panormus, frae Greek: Πάνορμος, Panormos, Arabic: بلرم, Balerm) is a historic ceety in Soothren Italy, the caipital o baith the autonomous region o Sicily an the Province o Palermo. The ceety is notit for its rich history, cultur, airchitectur an gastronomy, playin an important role throughoot muckle o its existence; it is ower 2,700 year auld. Palermo is locatit in the northwast o the island o Sicily, richt bi the Gulf o Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Twin touns — sister ceeties
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References
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