Province o Catania

Province o Catania
Province
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Catania in Italy
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Caipital(s)	Catania
Comuni	58
Govrenment
• Preses	Giuseppe Castiglione
Area
• Total	3552 km2 (1,371 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	1,073,881
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	95100, 95010-95049
Telephone prefix	095, 0942, 0933
Vehicle registration	CT
ISTAT	087

Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region o Sicily in Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Catania.

It haes an aurie o 3,552 km², an a total population o 1,073,881 (2005). There are 58 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province[1] Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Catania. The main comunes bi population are:

Comune	Population
Catania	305,717
Acireale	52,394
Paternò	49,006
Misterbianco	46,251
Caltagirone	39,299
Adrano	35,779
Gravina di Catania	28,018
Aci Catena	27,992
Giarre	26,821
Mascalucia	26,284
Biancavilla	23,308
Belpasso	22,032
Tremestieri Etneo	21,362
San Giovanni la Punta	20,526
Bronte, Sicily	19,147
Aci Castello	18,084
Scordia	17,168
Aci Sant'Antonio	16,796
Palagonia	16,393

Territory

The province faces the Ionian Sea tae the east, the Province o Messina tae the north, the Province o Enna an the Province o Caltanissetta tae the wast, the Province o Siracusa an the Province o Ragusa tae the sooth. Munt Etna, Europe's lairgest active volcano is locatit in the province.

Munt Etna is locatit in the Province o Catania

Panorama o Vizzini on the slopes o Monte Lauro

A close-up o Aci Castello, in the Province o Catania

Freemit airtins

• (in Italian) Official website Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Italian) City of Catania Official website Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Italian) Tourism Portal Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine