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 other 57 comuni (sg.: comune).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951800,051—    
1961893,542+11.7%
1971938,273+5.0%
19811,005,577+7.2%
19911,035,665+3.0%
20011,054,778+1.8%
20111,078,766+2.3%
20211,077,515−0.1%
Source: ISTAT

History

The 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.[3]

Geography

Territory

The 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.

Comuni

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Catania

Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party
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

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Catania
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