Isola delle Femmine

Isola delle Femmine
Comune di Isola delle Femmine
Coat of arms of Isola delle Femmine
Location of Isola delle Femmine
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Isola delle Femmine is located in Italy
Isola delle Femmine
Isola delle Femmine
Location of Isola delle Femmine in Italy
Isola delle Femmine is located in Sicily
Isola delle Femmine
Isola delle Femmine
Isola delle Femmine (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°11′50″N 13°14′50″E / 38.19722°N 13.24722°E / 38.19722; 13.24722
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
Government
 • MayorOrazio Nevoloso (lista civica)
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total7,336
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
DemonymIsolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90040
Dialing code091
Patron saintOur Lady of the Graces (SS. Maria delle Grazie)
Saint dayJuly 2
WebsiteOfficial website

Isola delle Femmine (Sicilian: Isula dî Fìmmini) is an Italian town in northwestern Sicily, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

Despite its name, which can be translated in English as "The Island of Females", the town is located in mainland Sicily. The name of the town was chosen after the name of the small island that sits just off shore from it when it became an independent municipality from the neighboring city of Capaci in 1854.[3] The reason for this choice of name was a natural one based upon the combined history of the town and the island, a history that also explains the origin of the Island’s name.

  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. ^ "STATUTO DEL COMUNE DI ISOLA DELLA FEMMINE (Provincia di Palermo)" (PDF) (in Italian). 2005. pp. 3–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.