Porto Empedocle

Porto Empedocle
'a Marina (Sicilian)
Comune di Porto Empedocle
Coat of arms of Porto Empedocle
Location of Porto Empedocle
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Porto Empedocle is located in Italy
Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle
Location of Porto Empedocle in Italy
Porto Empedocle is located in Sicily
Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°18′N 13°32′E / 37.300°N 13.533°E / 37.300; 13.533
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceAgrigento (AG)
Government
 • MayorCalogero Martello
Area
 • Total25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total17,936
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
DemonymEmpedoclini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
92014
Dialing code0922
Patron saintSaint Gerland of Agrigento
Saint dayFebruary 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Porto Empedocle (Sicilian: 'a Marina) is a town and comune in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. It was named after Empedocles, a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of the city of Akragas (present-day Agrigento), in his day a Greek colony in Sicily. The primary industries of Porto Empedocle are agriculture, fishing, ironworking, pharmaceuticals and rock salt refining.

  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.