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Catania
Comune
Comune di Catania
u Liotru, symbol of Catania
u Liotru, symbol of Catania
Country Italy
Frazioni San Giovanni Galermo
Area
 • Total 180.88 km2 (69.84 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (05-2007)
 • 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
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

  • Catania BW 2012-10-06 09-52-47

    Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square)

  • Catane Fontana Dell elefante

    u Liotru, symbol of Catania

  • MonumentoBelliniCT

    Stesicoro Square and Bellini's Monument (Piazza Stesicoro – Monumento a Vincenzo Bellini)

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    An aerial view of the port of Catania

  • OldCatania

    Picture of Catania in 1575

  • Etna eruzione 1669 platania

    Mount Etna erupting in 1669

  • Circoscrizioni di Catania

    The subdivision of the City proper in six circoscrizioni

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    Giovanni Battista Vaccarini's Duomo façade (1736) is an example of the city's Sicilian Baroque architecture

  • CastelloUrsino1CT

    Castello Ursino

  • Palazzo delle poste centrali (Catania)

    Palazzo delle Poste

  • Negozio Frigeri, Via Manzoni, Catania, arch. Tommaso Malerba

    Negozio Frigeri

  • Catania Parco Villa Bellini

    Villa Bellini, one of the most visited places

  • Catania BW 2012-10-06 11-26-20

    Palazzo Centrale dell'Universita in city centre houses the rector's office.

  • Catania BW 2012-10-06 11-11-06

    Teatro Massimo Bellini

  • Candelore-1994

    Saint Agatha Festival in February 1994

  • Stadio Massimino

    Angelo Massimino Football Stadium

  • 1955-09-18 Catania Etna WINNER Maserati 2084 de Filippis

    Maria Teresa de Filippis winning the Catania-Etna in 1955

  • GiovanniXXIII-metro

    Catania Metro

  • Catania Greek-Roman theater

    Church of St Francis of Assisi backs Cavea of the Greek-Roman Theatre.

  • Odeum Catania

    Odeon.

  • Catania anfiteatro romano2423

    Roman Amphitheatre.

  • Catania terme indirizzo23434

    Roman Thermae of Santa Maria dell'Indirizzo.

  • Chiesa di San Placido (Catania)

    San Placido

  • 2893 - Catania - Giov. Batt. Vaccarini - Chiesa della Badia di S. Agata (1767) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 4-July-2008

    Badìa di Sant'Agata

  • ChiesaSFrancescoImmacolataCT

    San Francesco d'Assisi all'Immacolata

  • SAgataFornaceEst

    Sant'Agata alla Fornace or San Biagio

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'aiuto (Catania, XVIII sec.)

    Santa Maria dell'Aiuto

  • Catania Chiesa San Benedetto234232

    San Benedetto da Norcia

  • Chiesa di San Francesco Borgia a Catania

    San Francesco Borgia

See also

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