Province o Palermo

The Province o Palermo (; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Palermu) wis a province in the autonomous region o Sicily, a major island in Soothren Italy. Its caipital wis the ceety o Palermo.  On 4 August 2015, it wis replacit bi the Metropolitan Ceety o Palermo.

 History an location 

Its name is derivit frae Laitin wird "Panormus". Frae 1072 tae 1194 Palermo wis the caipital o the Kinrick o Sicily afore Naples became the new caipital unner the rule o the French Angevin dynasty. It haes been ruled bi the Romans, Byzantines, Normans an Arabs an aw. Historical accoonts recordin the existence o the province date back tae the 8t an 6t hunderyear B.C. The province is surroondit b Tyrrhenian Sea in the north, Province o Trapani in the wast, the provinces o Agrigento an Caltanissetta in the sooth, Enna in the sootheast an Messina in the east. It is popular for its beaches, namely Mondello. The laund is muntainous an includes Pollina an Imera Valleys. Madonie Range is locatit in the province.

 Admeenistration an demographics 

The Province o Palermo haes 82 comuni (see Comunes o the Province o Palermo), 1,249,533 inhabitants, (24.9% o the Sicilian population) an is  (19.4% o the Sicilian territory). Some major touns o the province are Palermo, Alia, Alimena, Sclafani Bagni an Petralia Soprana. In 1840, for the purpose o admeenistration the province wis dividit intae fower destricts – Palermo, Corleone, Termini an Cefalu.

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