Catania

Catania
Comune
Comune di Catania
Catania skyline
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Catania
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Coordinates: 37°30′0″N 15°5′25″E / 37.50000°N 15.09028°E / 37.50000; 15.09028
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania (CT)
Frazioni	Bicocca, Codavolpe, Junghetto, Pantano d'Arci, Paradiso degli Aranci, Passo Cavaliere, Passo del Fico, Passo Martino, Primosole, Reitano, Vaccarizzo, Villaggio Delfino
Government
• Mayor	Salvo Pogliese (FI)
Area [1]
• Total	182.90 km2 (70.62 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (30 May 2018)
• Total	312,505
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Catanese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95100
Dialing code	095
ISTAT code	087015
Patron saint	St. Agatha
Saint day	February 5
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Reference	1024rev-002
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)
Area	38.5 ha (4,140,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone	80.13 ha (8,625,000 sq ft)

Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 313.110 people live in and over 800,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).

1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.