Centuripe

Centuripe
Comune di Centuripe
Coat of arms of Centuripe
Location of Centuripe
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Centuripe is located in Italy
Centuripe
Centuripe
Location of Centuripe in Italy
Centuripe is located in Sicily
Centuripe
Centuripe
Centuripe (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°37′N 14°44′E / 37.617°N 14.733°E / 37.617; 14.733
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceEnna (EN)
FrazioniCarcaci
Government
 • MayorSalvatore La Spina
Area
 • Total173.18 km2 (66.87 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2016)[2]
 • Total5,418
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
DemonymCenturipini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
94010
Dialing code0935
Patron saintSt. Prosper
Saint daySeptember 19 , 18
WebsiteOfficial website

Centuripe (Latin: Centuripae;[3] Sicilian: Centorbi) is a town and comune in the province of Enna (Sicily, southern Italy). The city is 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Enna in the hill country between the Rivers Dittaìno and Salso.

The economy is mostly based on agriculture. There are caves for sulphur and salt mineral, and water springs.

Thermal baths
Villa at Panneria
  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. ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 47, notes.