Portopalo di Capo Passero

Portopalo di Capo Passero
Comune
Comune di Portopalo di Capo Passero
Castle Tafuri
Castle Tafuri
Location of Portopalo di Capo Passero
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Portopalo di Capo Passero is located in Italy
Portopalo di Capo Passero
Portopalo di Capo Passero
Location of Portopalo di Capo Passero in Italy
Portopalo di Capo Passero is located in Sicily
Portopalo di Capo Passero
Portopalo di Capo Passero
Portopalo di Capo Passero (Sicily)
Coordinates: 36°41′N 15°8′E / 36.683°N 15.133°E / 36.683; 15.133
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceProvince of Syracuse (SR)
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (February 2017)[2]
 • Total
3,916
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
DemonymPortopalesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96010
Dialing code0931

Portopalo di Capo Passero (Sicilian: Puortupalu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The southernmost commune of the island of Sicily, it is about 220 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Syracuse. As of February 2017, it had a population of 3,916 and an area of 14.9 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).[3] The nearest city is Pachino with a population of nearly 10,000. Portopalo belonged to the municipality of Pachino until 1975 when it became an autonomous municipality itself. Portopalo is widely considered to have some of the best fishing that the Mediterranean area has to offer because of its location, connection of the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas and its subtropical climate, which provides average temperatures between 12° and 27 °C.

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