Modica

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Modica Muòrica (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Modica
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Modica
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Coordinates: 36°51′N 14°46′E / 36.850°N 14.767°E / 36.850; 14.767
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Ragusa (RG)
Frazioni	Frigintini, Marina di Modica
Government
• Mayor	Maria Monisteri Caschetto
Area [1]
• Total	290.77 km2 (112.27 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	54,456
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym	Modicani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	97015
Dialing code	0932
Patron saint	St. George
Saint day	23 April
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Reference	1024rev-004
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)
Area	9 ha (970,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone	34 ha (3,700,000 sq ft)

Modica (Italian: [ˈmɔːdika]; Sicilian: Muòrica) is a city and comune of 54,456 inhabitants in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains.

Modica has neolithic origins and it represents the historical capital of the area which today almost corresponds to the Province of Ragusa. Until the 19th century it was the capital of a County that exercised such a wide political, economical and cultural influence to be counted among the most powerful feuds of the Mezzogiorno.

Rebuilt following the devastating earthquake of 1693, its architecture has been recognised as providing outstanding testimony to the exuberant genius and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe and, along with other towns in the Val di Noto, is part of UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy.