The Metropolitan City of Catania ( it, Città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

, southern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. Its capital is the city of

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also b ...

. It replaced the Province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 municipalities (''comuni'').

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.

Geography

Territory

The metropolitan city borders with the

Metropolitan City of Messina The Metropolitan City of Messina ( it, Città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalit ...

(the former

Province of Messina Messina (, ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Messina. It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina. Geography Territory It had an area of , which amounts to 12.6 percen ...

), the Province of Enna, the Province of Syracuse, the

Province of Ragusa The Province of Ragusa ( it, Provincia di Ragusa; Sicilian: ''Pruvincia 'i Rausa'') was a province in the autonomous region of Sicily in southern Italy, located in the south-east of the island. Following the abolition of the Sicilian provinc ...

and the Province of Caltanissetta. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of Catania. The Metropolitan City faces the

Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including ...

to the east, the

to the north, the Province of Enna and the Province of Caltanissetta to the west, the

Province of Siracusa The Province of Syracuse ( it, provincia di Siracusa; scn, pruvincia di Sarausa) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Syracuse, a town established by Greek colonists arriving from Cor ...

and the

to the south.

Mount Etna Mount Etna, or simply Etna ( it, Etna or ; scn, Muncibbeḍḍu or ; la, Aetna; grc, Αἴτνα and ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina ...

, Europe's largest active

volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...

, is located in the province.

Municipalities

* Aci Bonaccorsi * Aci Castello *

Aci Catena Aci Catena ( scn, Jaci Catina) is a town and '' comune'' in Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Main sights Among the churches in town are the Santuario Maria Santissima della Catena and Santa Lucia. Twin towns * Ceuta, S ...

* Aci Sant'Antonio * Acireale * Adrano * Belpasso * Biancavilla * Bronte * Calatabiano *

Caltagirone Caltagirone (; scn, Caltaggiruni ; Latin: ''Calata Hieronis'') is an inland city and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, southern Italy, about southwest of Catania. It is the fifth most popul ...

* Camporotondo Etneo * Castel di Iudica *

Castiglione di Sicilia Castiglione di Sicilia ( Sicilian: ''Castigghiuni di Sicilia'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. Castiglione di Sicilia lies about east of Palermo and about north of Catania. It ...

* Fiumefreddo di Sicilia *

Giarre Giarre ( scn, Giarri) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily. The town is located about southeast of Palermo and around north of Catania. Geography Giarre is bounded by the municipalities of Acireale, Mascal ...

Grammichele Grammichele ( scn, Grammicheli, Greek: ''Echetle'' (meaning "plowshare"); Latin: ''Echetla'', ''Ochula''; Medieval: ''Occhiolà'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. It is located at the feet o ...

Gravina di Catania Gravina di Catania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. Gravina di Catania borders the following municipalities: Catani ...

Licodia Eubea Licodia Eubea ( scn, Licuddìa) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Caltagirone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Giarratana, Grammichele, Mazzarrone, Mineo, ...

Linguaglossa Linguaglossa ( scn, Linguarossa) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, located on the northern side of Mount Etna where there is also a ski resort with view on the Ionian sea. It was founded on a lava stream ...

* Maletto * Maniace * Mascali * Mascalucia * Mazzarrone * Militello in Val di Catania * Milo *

Mineo Mineo ( scn, Minìu, Greek: ''Menaion'' and ''Μεναί'', Latin: ''Menaeum'' and ''Menaenum'') is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily. It lies southwest of Catania, from Ragusa, from Gela, and from ...

* Mirabella Imbaccari *

Misterbianco Misterbianco ( scn, Mustariancu; lat-med, Monasterium Album, lit=White Monastery' or 'White Minster) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about ...

* Motta Sant'Anastasia * Nicolosi *

Palagonia Palagonia ( Sicilian: ''Palagunìa'', Latin: ''Palica'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania. Palagonia borders the f ...

* Paternò *

Pedara Pedara ( scn, Pirara) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. Pedara borders the municipalities of Mascalucia, Nicolosi ...

Piedimonte Etneo Piedimonte Etneo ( Sicilian: ''Piemunti'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northeast of Catania. Piedimonte Etneo borders the following m ...

Raddusa Raddusa is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Catania in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about west of Catania near the lake Ogliastro. Raddusa borders the following municipalities: Aidone ...

* Ragalna * Ramacca * Randazzo *

Riposto Riposto ( scn, Ripostu) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Catania area of southern Italy. The small seafront town is located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. History Riposto is both historically and literally connec ...

* San Cono *

San Giovanni la Punta San Giovanni la Punta ( Sicilian: ''San Giuvanni la Punta'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania. San Giovanni la Pu ...

San Gregorio di Catania San Gregorio di Catania ( Sicilian: ''San Grigoriu'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania. San Gregorio di Catania b ...

* San Michele di Ganzaria * San Pietro Clarenza *

Sant'Agata li Battiati Sant'Agata li Battiati ( Sicilian: ''Sant'Àita li Vattiati'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located very near to Catania. Sant'Agata li Battiati borders the following municipali ...

* Sant'Alfio *

Santa Maria di Licodia Santa Maria di Licodia ( Sicilian: ''Santa Marìa di Licuddìa '') is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, eastern Sicily, southern Italy. History Santa Maria di Licodia occupies traditionally the site of the ancient ''Ae ...

* Santa Venerina *

Scordia Scordia ( scn, Scurdìa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania. Scordia borders the following municipalities: Len ...

Trecastagni Trecastagni ( scn, Triccastagni) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second ...

Tremestieri Etneo Tremestieri Etneo ( scn, Trimmisteri) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. Tremestieri Etneo borders the following munic ...

* Valverde * Viagrande * Vizzini *

Zafferana Etnea Zafferana Etnea (; scn, Zafarana ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. The municipality of Zafferana Etnea contains the ...

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Catania

Transportation

There are many major roads that cross the territory of the province. The S.S 114 (

Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in t ...

- Siracusa) links many of the coastal towns from Messina to Siracusa, the S.S 121 (Catania- Caltanissetta-

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its ...

), which links the east coast to Palermo through the major towns of

, Paternò and Adrano. The S.S 417 (Catania-Gela) links Catania to the towns of Gela and Caltagirone. There are also the A18 Messina-Catania and A19 Catania-Palermo motorways that pass through the province. The S.S 114 and S.S 192 (Catania- Enna) start from the Catania by pass whilst the SS.514 runs through the southern part of the province and connects to Ragusa. The main railroad is that connecting Messina to Syracuse. Ferries are active from the port of Catania to

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

and

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

References

External links

Official website
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