The Metropolitan City of Catania (Italian: città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania. It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and 57 other communes. It has 1,068,563 inhabitants as of 2025, making it the 7th most populated metropolitan city in the country.[1]
Metropolitan City of Catania
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 An aerial view of the metropolitan city around Catania. Mount Etna is the peak at a distance. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Metropolitan City of Catania | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′00″N 15°04′00″E / 37.51667°N 15.06667°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Sicily |
| Established | 4 August 2015 |
| Capital(s) | Catania |
| Comuni | 58 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan Mayor | Enrico Trantino |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,573.68 km2 (1,379.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 1,068,563 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €19.045 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €17,384 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISTAT | 287[3] |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe Metropolitan City of Catania was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.[4]
Geography
editThe metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Messina (the former province of Messina), the province of Enna, the province of Syracuse, the province of Ragusa and the province of Caltanissetta. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of Catania.
The metropolitan city faces the Ionian Sea to the east, the Metropolitan City of Messina to the north, the province of Enna and the province of Caltanissetta to the west, and the province of Siracusa and the province of Ragusa to the south. Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, is located in the province.
Demographics
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Communes
edit- Aci Bonaccorsi
- Aci Castello
- Aci Catena
- Aci Sant'Antonio
- Acireale
- Adrano
- Belpasso
- Biancavilla
- Bronte
- Calatabiano
- Caltagirone
- Camporotondo Etneo
- Castel di Iudica
- Castiglione di Sicilia
- Catania
- Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
- Giarre
- Grammichele
- Gravina di Catania
- Licodia Eubea
- Linguaglossa
- Maletto
- Maniace
- Mascali
- Mascalucia
- Mazzarrone
- Militello in Val di Catania
- Milo
- Mineo
- Mirabella Imbaccari
- Misterbianco
- Motta Sant'Anastasia
- Nicolosi
- Palagonia
- Paternò
- Pedara
- Piedimonte Etneo
- Raddusa
- Ragalna
- Ramacca
- Randazzo
- Riposto
- San Cono
- San Giovanni la Punta
- San Gregorio di Catania
- San Michele di Ganzaria
- San Pietro Clarenza
- Sant'Agata li Battiati
- Sant'Alfio
- Santa Maria di Licodia
- Santa Venerina
- Scordia
- Trecastagni
- Tremestieri Etneo
- Valverde
- Viagrande
- Vizzini
- Zafferana Etnea
Government
editList of Metropolitan Mayors of Catania
edit| Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Enzo Bianco | 8 June 2016 | 18 June 2018 | Democratic Party |
| 2 | Salvo Pogliese | 18 June 2018 | 24 January 2022 | Forza Italia / Brothers of Italy |
| 3 | Enrico Trantino | 5 June 2023 | Incumbent | Brothers of Italy |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
- ^ "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. 1971-10-24.
- ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
External links
edit- Official website (in Italian)