Province o Palermo
Province o Palermo | |
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 Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Palermo in Italy | |
| Kintra |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Caipital(s) | Palermo |
| Comuni | 82 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Francesco Musotto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4992 km2 (1,927 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,249,533 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90010, 90010-90035, 90037-90049, 90100 |
| Telephone prefix | 091, 0921, 0924 |
| Vehicle registration | PA |
| ISTAT | 082 |
| Website | www |
The Province o Palermo (Italian: Provincia di Palermo; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Palermu) wis a province in the autonomous region o Sicily, a major island in Soothren Italy. Its caipital wis the ceety o Palermo. On 4 August 2015, it wis replacit bi the Metropolitan Ceety o Palermo.
History an location
[eedit | eedit soorce]Its name is derivit frae Laitin wird "Panormus".[1] Frae 1072 tae 1194 Palermo wis the caipital o the Kinrick o Sicily afore Naples became the new caipital unner the rule o the French Angevin dynasty.[1] It haes been ruled bi the Romans, Byzantines, Normans an Arabs an aw.[1] Historical accoonts recordin the existence o the province date back tae the 8t an 6t hunderyear B.C.[1] The province is surroondit b Tyrrhenian Sea in the north, Province o Trapani in the wast, the provinces o Agrigento an Caltanissetta in the sooth, Enna in the sootheast an Messina in the east. It is popular for its beaches, namely Mondello. The laund is muntainous an includes Pollina an Imera Valleys. Madonie Range is locatit in the province.[2]
Admeenistration an demographics
[eedit | eedit soorce]The Province o Palermo haes 82 comuni (see Comunes o the Province o Palermo), 1,249,533 inhabitants, (24.9% o the Sicilian population) an is 4,992 square kilometre (1,927 sq mi) (19.4% o the Sicilian territory).[3] Some major touns o the province are Palermo, Alia, Alimena, Sclafani Bagni an Petralia Soprana. In 1840, for the purpose o admeenistration the province wis dividit intae fower destricts – Palermo, Corleone, Termini an Cefalu.[4]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c d "The Province of Palermo". SicilyBella. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Palermo, Sicily". ITALIA. Archived frae the original on 3 Julie 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Some data about the province of Palermo". Sicilia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1840. p. 158.
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