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Altofonte ( Sicilian: ''Parcu'') is a ''
comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo The Metropolitan City of Palermo ( it, Città metropolitana di Palermo; scn, Cità metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city o ...
in the Italian region
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, located about southwest of
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
. Altofonte borders the following municipalities:
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, Piana degli Albanesi,
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Main sights

* Church of ''Santa Maria in Altofonte'', built in 1633. * Church of ''San Michele Arcangelo'' (early 12th century)


Demographic evolution

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References


External links


Official website
Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo Articles which contain graphical timelines {{Sicily-geo-stub