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Catania

Catania (, , , ) is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy. It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts the main airport of Sicily (fifth-largest in Italy). The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It is the capital of the 58-municipality province known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is

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Catania is Sicily's second-largest city by both area and population, located on the island's east coast at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It serves as a major transportation and economic hub for Sicily, hosting the island's main airport and important road and rail infrastructure, and anchors one of Sicily's most densely populated urban regions.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Catania
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Catania
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Catania (CT)
Italian comune.frazioni: Bicocca, Codavolpe, Junghetto, Pantano d'Arci, Paradiso degli Aranci, Passo Cavaliere, Passo del Fico, Passo Martino, Primosole, Reitano, Vaccarizzo, Villaggio Delfino
Italian comune.mayor: Enrico Trantino
Italian comune.mayor_party: Brothers of Italy
Italian comune.elevation_m: 7
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 182.90
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2025
Italian comune.population_total: 297517
Italian comune.population_demonym: Catanese
Italian comune.telephone: 095
Italian comune.postalcode: 95131
Italian comune.istat: 087015
Italian comune.saint: St. Agatha
Italian comune.day: 5 February
Italian comune.image_flag: Catania-Bandiera (senza stemma).svg
Italian comune.image_shield: Catania-Stemma.svg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Part of: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Official name: Catania
Demonym: catanisi
Country: Kingdom of Sicily
Located in: Metropolitan City of Catania
Population: 311584
Area: 182.9
Elevation: 7
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Salvo Pogliese
Capital of: Metropolitan City of Catania
Shares border with: Lentini
Official website: www.comune.catania.it
Image: Catania-Etna-Sicilia-Italy-Castielli CC0 HQ1.JPG
Dialing code: 095
Licence plate code: CT
Patron saint: Agatha of Sicily
Significant event: destruction

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inception: 0729-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Catania
office held by head of government: mayor
twinned administrative body: Kaliningrad
postal code: 95121–95131
Commons category: Catania
Commons gallery: Catania
category for people born here: Category:Births in Catania
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Catania
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Catania
category of associated people: Category:People from Catania
native label: Catania
owner of: Stadio Angelo Massimino
P11012: Étrépilly
P12749: Saint-Tropez

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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Foundation
Greek Catania
Roman rule
Middle Ages
Early modern times
Unified Italy
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Metropolitan City
Metropolitan area
City proper
Main sights
Classical buildings
Baroque and historical churches
Other
Economy
Education
Culture
Sport
Food and cuisine
Transport
Catania public transport statistics
Notable residents
International relations
Consulates
Twin towns – sister cities
Influence on the planning of Adelaide, Australia
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks in Magna Graecia. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169. A major eruption and lava flow from nearby Mount Etna nearly swamped the city in 1669 and it suffered severe devastation from the 1693 Sicily earthquake.

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