Caltanissetta

Caltanissetta
Nissa / Cartanissetta (Sicilian)
Comune di Caltanissetta
Coat of arms of Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta within its province
Caltanissetta within its province
Location of Caltanissetta
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Caltanissetta is located in Italy
Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta
Location of Caltanissetta in Italy
Caltanissetta is located in Sicily
Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°29′25″N 14°03′45″E / 37.49028°N 14.06250°E / 37.49028; 14.06250
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceCaltanissetta (CL)
FrazioniBifaria, Borgo Petilia, Borgo Canicassè Casale, Cozzo di Naro, Favarella, Prestianni, Villaggio Santa Barbara, Santa Rita, Xirbi
Government
 • MayorRoberto Gambino
Area
 • Total
421.5 km2 (162.7 sq mi)
Elevation568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total
62,797
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymNisseni
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
93100
Dialing code0934
Patron saintSt. Michael
Saint daySeptember 29
WebsiteOfficial website

Caltanissetta (Italian: [kaltanisˈsetta] ; Sicilian: Nissa or Cartanissetta)[3] is a comune (municipality) in the central interior of Sicily, Italy, and the capital of the province of Caltanissetta. Its inhabitants are called nisseni.

In 2017, the city had a population of 62,797.[4] It is the 14th largest municipality in Italy measured by area, the sixth highest municipality in Italy by elevation (568 m), the second highest in elevation in Sicily after the city of Enna (912 m).

Its patron saint is Archangel Michael.[5]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Milanesi, Luigi (2015). Dizionario Etimologico della Lingua Siciliana (in Italian). Mnamon. ISBN 9788869490569. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  4. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  5. ^ Roy, Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. p. 283. ISBN 0313307334. Retrieved 2012-04-12.