Province o Catania

Catania (; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region o Sicily in Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Catania.

It haes an aurie o 3,552 km², an a total population o 1,073,881 (2005). There are 58 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province , see Comunes o the Province o Catania. The main comunes bi population are:

ComunePopulationCatania305,717Acireale52,394Paternò49,006Misterbianco46,251Caltagirone39,299Adrano35,779Gravina di Catania28,018Aci Catena27,992Giarre26,821Mascalucia26,284Biancavilla23,308Belpasso22,032Tremestieri Etneo21,362San Giovanni la Punta20,526Bronte, Sicily19,147Aci Castello18,084Scordia17,168Aci Sant'Antonio16,796Palagonia16,393

 Territory 

The province faces the Ionian Sea tae the east, the Province o Messina tae the north, the Province o Enna an the Province o Caltanissetta tae the wast, the Province o Siracusa an the Province o Ragusa tae the sooth. Munt Etna, Europe's lairgest active volcano is locatit in the province.

 Freemit airtins 
  Official website 
  City of Catania Official website 
   Tourism Portal 


Catania