Castell'Umberto (
Sicilian: ''Castedd'Umbertu'') is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Messina
The Metropolitan City of Messina () is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the province of Messina and comprises Messina and 107 other ''comuni'' (: ''comune'').
It has 595,948 inhabitants as o ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
, located about east of
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , 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 province. The ...
and about west of
Messina
Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, 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 216,918 inhabitants ...
.
Castell'Umberto borders the following municipalities:
Naso Naso or NASO may refer to:
Astronomical Societies
* Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)
Biology
* ''Naso'' (fish), a genus of fishes
*''Catasetum naso'', a species of orchid
*''Kurixalus naso'', a species of frog
*''Parnara naso'', a species of s ...
,
San Salvatore di Fitalia
San Salvatore di Fitalia ( Sicilian: ''Santu Sarvaturi di Fitalia'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region of Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
San Salvatore di Fitalia bo ...
,
Sinagra,
Tortorici
Tortorici ( Sicilian: ''Turturici'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
Located in the Nebrodi regional park, Tortorici borde ...
,
Ucria
Ucria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italy, Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. It is part of the Parco dei Nebrodi.
Physical geography
Ucria is a small mount ...
. The local economy is based on the extraction and working of stone
People
*
Nick Catania
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(born 1945)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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