Petralia Sottana

Petralia Sottana
Comune di Petralia Sottana
Location of Petralia Sottana
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Petralia Sottana is located in Italy
Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana
Location of Petralia Sottana in Italy
Petralia Sottana is located in Sicily
Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°48′N 14°5′E / 37.800°N 14.083°E / 37.800; 14.083
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
FrazioniPiano Battaglia, Landro, Tudia, Recattivo
Government
 • MayorLeonardo Iuri Neglia
Area
 • Total178.35 km2 (68.86 sq mi)
Elevation
1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2016)[2]
 • Total2,770
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
DemonymPetralesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90027
Dialing code0921
Patron saintSt. Calogerus
Saint dayJune 18
WebsiteOfficial website

Petralia Sottana (Sicilian: Pitralìa Suttana) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Southern Italy. The main characters in Emanuele Crialese's 2006 film of Sicilian immigration to America, Nuovomondo, come from the town of Petralia.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT