Ustica

Ustica
Comune di Ustica
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Ustica is located in Italy
Ustica
Ustica
Location of Ustica in Italy
Ustica is located in Sicily
Ustica
Ustica
Ustica (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°42′19″N 13°10′34″E / 38.70528°N 13.17611°E / 38.70528; 13.17611
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
Government
 • MayorAldo Messina
Area
 • Total8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total1,330
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymUsticesi or Usticani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90010
Dialing code091

Ustica (Italian pronunciation: [ˈustika];[3] Sicilian: Ùstica) is a small Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) across and is situated 52 kilometres (32 mi) north of Capo Gallo, Sicily. Roughly 1,300 people live in the comune (municipality) of the same name. There is a regular ferry service from the island to Palermo in Sicily.

  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. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Ustica". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2020.