Lampedusa e Linosa (Sicilian: Lampidusa e Linusa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region of Sicily. Located about 220 km (137 miles) southwest of Agrigento and about 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Tunis, it is the southernmost comune of Italy. It includes the isles of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione, collectively known as the Pelagie Islands.

Geography

The municipality of Lampedusa e Linosa includes the isles of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione, collectively known as the Pelagie Islands.

History

The colonisation of the island of Lampedusa started in 1843 under the Bourbon. The comune of Lampedusa e Linosa was founded on 12 June 1878.

Municipal government

Lampedusa e Linosa is headed by a mayor (sindaco) assisted by a legislative body, the consiglio comunale, and an executive body, the giunta comunale. Since 1995 the mayor and members of the consiglio comunale are directly elected together by resident citizens, while from 1945 to 1995 the mayor was chosen by the legislative body. The giunta comunale is chaired by the mayor, who appoints others members, called assessori. The offices of the comune are housed in a building usually called the municipio or palazzo comunale.

Since 1993, the mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa is directly elected by citizens, originally every four, then every five years. The current mayor is Filippo Mannino, elected on 13 June 2022.

Mayor Term start Term end Party
Salvatore Martello 23 November 1993 28 May 2002 PDS
Sebastiano Siragusa 28 May 2002 15 May 2007 FI
Bernardino De Rubeis 15 May 2007 8 May 2012 MpA
Giuseppina Nicolini 8 May 2012 12 June 2017 PD
Salvatore Martello 12 June 2017 13 June 2022 PD
Filippo Mannino 13 June 2022 Incumbent Ind

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lampedusa e Linosa is twinned with:

  • Public Library
    Public Library
  • Airport
    Airport
  • Door of Europe
    Door of Europe
  • Old harbor
    Old harbor
  • Typical dammuso
    Typical dammuso
  • Linosa
    Linosa
  • Houses in Linosa
    Houses in Linosa

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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