Metropolitan City of Palermo

The Metropolitan City of Palermo (Italian: Città metropolitana di Palermo) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and other 82 municipalities (comuni).

Metropolitan City of Palermo
Metropolitan City
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
Country Italy
RegionSicily
Established4 August 2015
CapitalPalermo
Comuni82
Government
 • Metropolitan MayorLeoluca Orlando
Area
 • Total5,009.28 km2 (1,934.09 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2017)
 • Total1,260,193
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT282[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.[2]

Geography

Territory

The Metropolitan City faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, it while on the west it is bordered by the province of Trapani, on the south by the province of Agrigento and by that of Caltanissetta, to the east by the Metropolitan City of Messina and the province of Enna.

The island of Ustica is also included in the metropolitan territory.

Municipalities

The Metropolitan City includes 82 comuni (municipalities):

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Palermo
  Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Leoluca Orlando 7 June 2016 Incumbent Democratic Party

Transport

The Metropolitan City is served by three motorways, two of which start in Palermo: A19 to Catania and Termini Imerese; A20, departing from the former and leading to Messina; and A29, to Mazara del Vallo and Trapani.

Railroads include the Palermo-Messina and the Palermo-Catania.

There are two airports: Palermo-Boccadifalco and Palermo Punta Raisi.

References
  1. "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  2. "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).

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