Modica

thumb|250px|The Cathedral of San Giorgio. thumb|250px|Façade of the Baroque church of San Pietro. Modica (; ) is a city and municipality (comune) in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains. It has 53,413 inhabitants.

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Modica is a city in southeastern Sicily, Italy, located in the Hyblaean Mountains and known for its Baroque architecture, including notable churches like the Cathedral of San Giorgio and the church of San Pietro. With a population of over 53,000 residents, it serves as an important municipality in the Province of Ragusa.

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Italian comune.name: Modica
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Modica
Italian comune.image_skyline: Veduta di Modica 01.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Modica-Bandiera (var).svg
Italian comune.image_shield: Modica-Stemma (Statuto).svg
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.province: Ragusa (RG)
Italian comune.frazioni: Frigintini, Marina di Modica
Italian comune.mayor: Maria Monisteri Caschetto
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 292.37
Italian comune.population_total: 53413
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym: Modicani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 296
Italian comune.saint: St. George
Italian comune.day: 23 April
Italian comune.postal_code: 97015
Italian comune.area_code: 0932

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Instance of: comune of Italy
Part of: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Official name: Modica
Demonym: modicani
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Ragusa
Population: 53503
Area: 34
Elevation: 296
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Scicli
Official website: www.comune.modica.rg.it
Image: Modica-panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 0932
Licence plate code: RG

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Economy
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Modica has neolithic origins and it represents the historical capital of the area which today almost corresponds to the Province of Ragusa. Until the 19th century it was the capital of a County that exercised such a wide political, economical and cultural influence to be counted among the most powerful feuds of the Mezzogiorno.

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