Pantelleria

Pantelleria
Comune di Pantelleria
Panorama of Pantelleria
Panorama of Pantelleria
Coat of arms of Pantelleria
Location of Pantelleria
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Pantelleria is located in Italy
Pantelleria
Pantelleria
Location of Pantelleria in Sicily
Pantelleria is located in Sicily
Pantelleria
Pantelleria
Pantelleria (Sicily)
Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 11°59′33″E / 36.78750°N 11.99250°E / 36.78750; 11.99250
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceTrapani (TP)
FrazioniKamma, Pantelleria Aeroporto, Scauri, Bagno Dell'Acqua, Bonsulton, Buccaram Di Sopra, Bugeber, Campobello, Contrada Venedise, Cufurà, Gadir, Garitte Karuscia, Khaddiuggia, Khamma Fuori, Località Cimillia, Località Mursia, Località Punta Fram, Località Roncone – Salerno, Località Ziton, Madonna Delle Grazie, Martingana, Mordomo, Penna, San Michele, San Vito, Santa Chiara, Scauri I, Siba – Roncone, Villaggio Tre Pietre
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Vittorio Campo
Area
 • Total84.53 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Elevation
836 m (2,743 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2022)[2]
 • Total7,335
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
DemonymPanteschi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
91017
Dialing code0923
Patron saintSt. Fortunatus
Saint day16 October
WebsiteOfficial website

Pantelleria (Italian pronunciation: [pantelleˈɾiːa];[3] Sicilian: Pantiḍḍirìa; [pandɪɖɖɪˈɾiːa]), known in ancient times as Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 106 kilometres (55 nautical miles) southwest of Sicily and 68 km (35 nmi) east of the Tunisian coast. On clear days Tunisia is visible from the island. Administratively Pantelleria's comune belongs to the Sicilian province of Trapani.

According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the population of Pantelleria was 7,335 in 2022.[4]

  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. "Pantelleria". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2022". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 9 August 2022.