Catania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Catania
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Comune di Catania | |
u Liotru, symbol of Catania
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Country | Italy |
Frazioni | San Giovanni Galermo |
Area | |
• Total | 180.88 km2 (69.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population
(05-2007)
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• Total | 313,110 |
• Density | 1,731.04/km2 (4,483.37/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Catanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code |
95100
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Dialing code | 095 |
Patron saint | St. Agatha |
Saint day | February 5 |
Website | http://www.comune.catania.it/ |
Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 298,957 people live in and over 700,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).
Demographics
As of December 2007, 298,957 people were living in Catania. 47,2% are male and 52,8% are female. 20,5% are younger than 18 years and 18,9% are pensioners. Between 2002 and 2007 3,35% of the people left the city. Nearly everyone is Catholic.
Twin towns - sister cities
Catania is twinned with:
Images for kids
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Saint Agatha Festival in February 1994
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Festival of Saint Agatha in 1915
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Maria Teresa de Filippis winning the Catania-Etna in 1955
See also
In Spanish: Catania para niños