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Tortorici (Sicilian: Turturici) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Palermo and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Messina.
Tortorici | |
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| Comune di Tortorici | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tortorici  | |
  Tortorici Location of Tortorici in Italy  Tortorici Tortorici (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′N 14°49′E / 38.033°N 14.817°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Batana, Bruca, Capreria, Capuccini, Colla, Casitti, Fiumara, Grandusa, Grazia, Ilombati, Lembo, Martini, Masugna, Mercurio, Marù, Moira, Pagliara, Parisi, Piano Canne, Potame, Pullo, San Leonardo, Salvo, Sant'Andrea, Santa Nagra, Sceti, Sciortino, Serro Alloro, Serro Polino, S. Sergio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmelo Rizzo Nervo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.5 km2 (27.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,800 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oricensi or Tortoriciani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98078 |
| Dialing code | 0941 |
| Website | Official website |
Located in the Nebrodi regional park, Tortorici borders the following municipalities: Bronte, Castell'Umberto, Floresta, Galati Mamertino, Longi, Randazzo, San Salvatore di Fitalia, Sinagra, Ucria.
People edit
- Adriana Faranda (born 1950)
Main sights edit
- San Francesco: church and monastery
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links edit
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