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Ragusa

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comune in Sicily, Italy

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Ragusa is a town in Sicily, Italy, known for its distinctive Baroque architecture and urban design. It matters as a significant historical and cultural site that reflects Sicily's rich architectural heritage and past.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Ragusa
Demonym
ragusani
Country
Italy
Official language
Italian
Population
73159
Area
29.32
Elevation
520
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Province of Caltanissetta
Official website
www.comune.ragusa.it
Image
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.jpg
Dialing code
0932
Licence plate code
RG
Patron saint
John the Baptist
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twinned administrative body
Rădăuți
topic's main category
Category:Ragusa, Sicily
Commons category
Ragusa
postal code
97100
category for people born here
Category:Births in Ragusa
Commons gallery
Ragusa
category of associated people
Category:People from Ragusa, Sicily
native label
Ragusa
different from
Dubrovnik
P11012
Urbach
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Encyclopedic overview

Ragusa ( Italian: [raˈɡuːza] ; Sicilian: Rausa [raˈuːsa]; Latin: Ragusia) is a city and comune, capital of the province of Ragusa in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 73,778, Ragusa is the 6th-largest city in Sicily and the 74th-largest in Italy.

It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica. Together with seven other cities in the Val di Noto, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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