Bompensiere (Sicilian: Naduri) is a comune in the province of Caltanissetta in the south of Sicily, Italy.

Bompensiere
Comune di Bompensiere
Location of Bompensiere
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Bompensiere is located in Italy
Bompensiere
Bompensiere
Location of Bompensiere in Italy
Bompensiere is located in Sicily
Bompensiere
Bompensiere
Bompensiere (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°28′N 13°47′E / 37.467°N 13.783°E / 37.467; 13.783
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceCaltanissetta (CL)
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total630
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Physical geography

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Territory

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The municipal territory is located almost at the center of Sicily, in a hilly area whose average height above sea level is 290 meters. It extends on a slope of Mount Marrobio stretching from south-east to north-west for about one kilometer.

The town is arranged along a single main street on whose sides the houses are divided, almost uniformly distributed. The lowest point of the town is to the north-west, at an altitude of about 270 meters above sea level (Piana Giarre); the highest point is located in the south-east at an altitude of about 320 meters above sea level (Contrada Portella).

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-24.