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Metropolitan City of Palermo

Metropolitan City of Palermo

Metropolitan City in Sicily, Italy

The Metropolitan City of Palermo (Italian: città metropolitana di Palermo; Sicilian: citati metrupulitana di Palermu) 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 comuni (sg.: comune).

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History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.[3]

Geography

Territory

The Metropolitan City faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, 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 (sg.: comune):

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Palermo

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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.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
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