Viagrande

Viagrande
Comune di Viagrande
Location of Viagrande
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Viagrande is located in Italy
Viagrande
Viagrande
Location of Viagrande in Italy
Viagrande is located in Sicily
Viagrande
Viagrande
Viagrande (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°37′N 15°6′E / 37.617°N 15.100°E / 37.617; 15.100
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityCatania (CT)
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Leonardi
Area
 • Total10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (December 31, 2016 (2016-12-31))[2]
 • Total8,672
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
DemonymViagrandesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95029
Dialing code095
WebsiteOfficial website

Viagrande (Sicilian: Varanni) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 224 kilometres (139 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Catania. Viagrande is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the summit of Mount Etna, which lies to its north by northwest, although the road to the volcano's peak is 72 kilometres (45 mi) necessitating a nearly two-hour drive.

Viagrande borders the following municipalities: Aci Bonaccorsi, Aci Sant'Antonio, San Giovanni la Punta, Trecastagni, Zafferana Etnea.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.