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Milazzo
Sign in to saveMilazzo (; ; ) is a municipality () in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is the largest municipality in the Metropolitan City after Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. The town has a population of around 31,500 inhabitants.
Milazzo is a town located in Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Messina, with a population of approximately 31,500 people. It is the third-largest municipality in its metropolitan area, after Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Milazzo
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Milazzo
- Italian comune.nickname
- The cape town
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Milazzo Stadtansicht.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panoramic view from the sea
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Milazzo-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.image_map
- Map of comune of Milazzo (province of Messina, region Sicily, Italy).svg
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Milazzo within the Province of Messina
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Messina (ME)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Midili
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 24.23
- Italian comune.population_total
- 29842
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 April 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonyms
- Milazzesi, Mamertini or Milaiti
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 1
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Stephen
- Italian comune.day
- First Sunday of September
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Milazzo
- Demonym
- milaiti
- Population
- 30043
- Area
- 24.7
- Elevation
- 1
- Official website
- www.comune.milazzo.me.it
- Image
- Milazzo Stadtansicht.jpg
- Dialing code
- 090
- Licence plate code
- ME
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- Commons category
- Milazzo
- postal code
- 98057
- Commons gallery
- Milazzo
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- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Natural areas
- Main sights
- Historic or important squares and streets
- Society
- Demographic evolution
- Foreign ethnicities and minorities
- Museums
- Sea Museum
- Archaeological Antiquarium "Domenico Ryolo"
- Tuna Fishing Museum
- Traditions
- Economy
- Agriculture and fishing
- Industry
- Commerce and services
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Sport
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Milazzo (; ; ) is a municipality () in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is the largest municipality in the Metropolitan City after Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. The town has a population of around 31,500 inhabitants.
Founded by the ancient Greeks around 716 BC and part of Magna Graecia and recognised as a Roman civitas since 36 BC, the city was also at the centre of history during the First Punic War (260 BC), and in July 1860 with the arrival of the red shirts in the battle of Milazzo during the Expedition of the Thousand, an event of the unification of Italy.
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