Menfi | |
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| Comune di Menfi | |
 The entrance gate to Menfi | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Menfi  | |
  Menfi Location of Menfi in Italy  Menfi Menfi (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′N 12°58′E / 37.600°N 12.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Frazioni | Porto Palo, Lido Fiori, Capparrina, Bertolino di Mare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vito Antonio Clemente |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.58 km2 (43.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,681 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Menfitani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92013 |
| Dialing code | 0925 |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony |
| Saint day | 13 June |
| Website | Official website |
Menfi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Palermo and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Agrigento.
The town lies some 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the south coast of Sicily, between the rivers Belice and Carboj. In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi had emigrated to the United States.[3] Other major recipients were Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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