Monreale

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Monreale
Comune
Comune di Monreale
Interior of Monreale Cathedral.
Coat of arms
Location of Monreale
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Coordinates: 38°04′54″N 13°17′20″E / 38.08167°N 13.28889°E / 38.08167; 13.28889
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Aquino, Borgo Fraccia, Borgo Schirò, Cicio di Monreale, Giacalone, Grisì, Monte Caputo, Pietra, Pioppo, Poggio San Francesco, San Martino delle Scale, Sirignano, Sparacia, Tagliavia, Villaciambra
Government
• Mayor	Alberto Arcidiacono
Area [1]
• Total	530.18 km2 (204.70 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (31 October 2017)[2]
• Total	39,032
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Monrealesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90046
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	St. Castrensis
Saint day	11 February
Website	http://www.monrealeduomo.it/

Monreale (/ˌmɒnriˈæl/; Italian pronunciation: [monreˈaːle]; Sicilian: Murriali^[3]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" (the Golden Shell), a production area of orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities.^[4] The town, which has a population of approximately 39,000, is about 7 kilometres (4 miles) inland (south) of Palermo, the regional capital.

Monreale forms its own archdiocese and is home to Monreale Cathedral, a historical Norman-Byzantine cathedral, one of several buildings named in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a group of nine inscribed as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale.