Province of Caltanissetta
Province of Caltanissetta
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| Free Municipal Consortium of Caltanissetta Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta (Italian) | |
 Landscape at Mussomeli | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Caltanissetta in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Sicily |
| Capital(s) | Caltanissetta |
| Comuni | 22 |
| Government | |
| • Commissar | Rosalba Panvini |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,128 km2 (822 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 244,913 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €4.163 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €15,255 (2015) |
| 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 of Caltanissetta (Italian: provincia di Caltanissetta; Sicilian: pruvincia di Nissa or pruvincia di Cartanissetta; officially libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta) is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta (Italian: libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta). The province contains 22 municipalities (comuni). Its coat of arms is a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle. The River Salso is the main river of the province; it is 122 kilometres (76 mi) long and originates in the province of Palermo, and it flows into the Mediterranean in this province at the end of the Gulf of Gela.[3]
Bordering provinces and metropolitan cities
[edit]In counterclockwise order:[4]
- Province of Agrigento, west
- Metropolitan City of Palermo, north-west
- Province of Enna, north
- Metropolitan City of Catania, north-east
- Province of Ragusa, east
Geography
[edit]The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento.[5] Another example in the same province is that of the two small localities of Cannetti and Corfidato, two hamlets (Frazioni) of the municipality of Enna, 15 km (9.3 mi) away, within the territory of the municipality of Caltanissetta. The land extends to the Gela Plain and into the Gulf of Gela, where the main river of the province, the Salso, meets the Mediterranean.[4]
Municipalities
[edit]The province has 22 municipalities.
Demographics
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ Finley, Israel Moses (1979). History of ancient Sicily. Bari, Laterza. p. 13.
- ^ a b Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
- ^ Giovanni Uggeri (2004). La Viabilitā della Sicilia in Etā Romana. Mario Congedo Editore. ISBN 978-88-8086-559-9.
- ^ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 24 October 1971.
- ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
- Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Caltanissetta
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