Caltagirone

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Caltagirone Cartaggiruni (Sicilian)
Comune
Città di Caltagirone
Coat of arms
Location of Caltagirone
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Coordinates: 37°14′15″N 14°30′45″E / 37.23750°N 14.51250°E / 37.23750; 14.51250
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania (CT)
Frazioni	Albanazzo, Colleggiata (Collegiata), Favarella, Granieri, Mulino Buongiovanni, Piano Carbone, Piano San Paolo, Rangasia, San Basilio – Casa Prete, San Mauro, Santo Pietro, Serra Fornazzo, Signore del Soccorso, Villa Gravina, Villa Grazia
Government
• Mayor	Fabio Roccuzzo (centre-left coalition)
Area [1]
• Total	382 km2 (147 sq mi)
Elevation	608 m (1,995 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	38,391
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Calatini or Caltagironesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95041, 95040
Dialing code	0933
Patron saint	St. James
Saint day	July 25
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-001
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)
Area	22.9 ha (2,460,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone	47.86 ha (5,152,000 sq ft)

Caltagirone (Italian: [kaltadʒiˈroːne]; Sicilian: Cartaggiruni [kaɾtaddʒɪˈɾuːnɪ, katta-] or Caltaggiruni; Latin: Calata Hieronis) is an inland city and municipality (Italian: comune) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, Southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania.

It is the fifth most populous municipality of the Metropolitan City, behind Catania, Acireale, Misterbianco and Paternò. Alongside Catania, it is the only town that has a tribunal seat in the former province. Since 1987, the comune has obtained the City title, through a presidential act. After Caltanissetta, it is the second-most populous comune in Central Sicily.

The town is a production center of pottery, particularly maiolica and terra-cotta wares. Contemporary production is more and more oriented to artistic production of ceramics and terra-cotta sculptures. Other activities are mainly related to agriculture (production of grapes, olives, peaches), third-sector activities, light industry and tourism.