Province o Caltanissetta
Province o Caltanissetta | |
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![]() Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Caltanissetta in Italy | |
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Region | Sicily |
Caipital(s) | Caltanissetta |
Comuni | 22 |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Raffaele Sirico |
Area | |
• Total | 2128 km2 (822 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 275,221 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 93100, 93010-93020 |
Telephone prefix | 0934, 0933, 0922 |
Vehicle registration | CL |
ISTAT | 085 |
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.
Borderin provinces
[eedit | eedit soorce]In order o coonterclockwise
- Province o Agrigento, W
- Province o Palermo, NW
- Province o Enna, N
- Province o Catania, NE
- Province o Ragusa, E
Coat o airms
[eedit | eedit soorce]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 | eedit soorce]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 |
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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 |
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
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