Provinces of Sicily
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By: Dion Protani
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Latest update: 11 February 2024
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The nine provinces of Sicily are named after the major cities in each distinct area of the island. Sicily is one of the 20 regions of Italy and within 18 of those regions there are a series of provinces.
The provinces are typically named after a city or large town and themselves contain a number of comunes which are the remaining towns and certain villages. The smallest denomination, after the comunes, are the frazioni which each belong to a comune. The Metropolitan City of Palermo is the province of the capital of Sicily and covers the largest territory with 5,009 km². |
The province with the greatest number of comunes in Sicily is the Metropolitan City of Messina with 108, while the Metropolitan City of Catania has the second highest population (1,066,765), slightly smaller than that of the Metropolitan City of Palermo's 1,214,291.
The remaining six provinces are named after the cities of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Enna, Ragusa, Syracuse and Trapani.
The remaining six provinces are named after the cities of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Enna, Ragusa, Syracuse and Trapani.
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Santa Flavia, Metropolitan City of Palermo
Provincial capital: Palermo
Population: 1,204,189 Size: 5,009 km² Comunes: 82 Code: PA Highlights: Monreale, Ustica, Cefalù, Castelbuono, Santa Flavia |
Bovo Marina, Agrigento Province
Provincial capital: Agrigento
Population: 413,177 Size: 3,042 km² Comunes: 43 Code: AG Highlights: Valley of the Temples, Scala dei Turchi, Pelagie Islands |
Sutera, Caltanissetta Province
Provincial capital: Caltanissetta
Population: 249,431 Size: 2,128 km² Comunes: 22 Code: CL Highlights: Sutera, Castello Manfredonico, Gela, Mussomeli |
Piazza Armerina, Enna Province
Provincial capital: Enna
Population: 154,940 Size: 2,574 km² Comunes: 20 Code: EN Highlights: Villa Romana del Casale, Gagliano Castelferrato |
Militello in Val di Catania, Metropolitan City of Catania
Provincial capital: Catania
Population: 1,074,434 Size: 3,573 km² Comunes: 58 Code: CT Highlights: Mount Etna, Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania |
Isola Bella, Metropolitan City of Messina
Provincial capital: Messina
Population: 600,180 Size: 3,266 km² Comunes: 108 Code: ME Highlights: Aeolian Islands, Taormina, Isola Bella, Marinello Beach |
Modica, Ragusa Province
Provincial capital: Ragusa
Population: 317,793 Size: 1,624 km² Comunes: 12 Code: RG Highlights: Modica, Punta Secca, Donnafugata Castle, Scicli |
Noto, Syracuse Province
Provincial capital: Syracuse
Population: 384,866 Size: 2,124 km² Comunes: 21 Code: SR Highlights: Noto, Necropolis of Pantalica, Marzamemi, Ferla |
Macari Beach, Trapani Province
Provincial capital: Trapani
Population: 415,006 Size: 2,460 km² Comunes: 25 Code: TP Highlights: Riserva dello Zingaro, Aegadian Islands, Pantelleria |
