Portopalo di Capo Passero | |
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| Comune di Portopalo di Capo Passero | |
 Castle Tafuri | |
Location of Portopalo di Capo Passero  | |
  Portopalo di Capo Passero Location of Portopalo di Capo Passero in Italy  Portopalo di Capo Passero Portopalo di Capo Passero (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′N 15°8′E / 36.683°N 15.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Province of Syracuse (SR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (February 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,916 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Portopalesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 96010 |
| Dialing code | 0931 |
Portopalo di Capo Passero (Sicilian: Puortupalu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The southernmost commune of the island of Sicily, it is about 220 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Syracuse. As of February 2017, it had a population of 3,916 and an area of 14.9 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).[3] The nearest city is Pachino with a population of nearly 10,000. Portopalo belonged to the municipality of Pachino until 1975 when it became an autonomous municipality itself. Portopalo is widely considered to have some of the best fishing that the Mediterranean area has to offer because of its location, connection of the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas and its subtropical climate, which provides average temperatures between 12° and 27 °C.