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Bifaria, Borgo Petilia, Borgo Canicassè Casale, Cozzo di Naro, Favarella, Prestianni, Villaggio Santa Barbara, Santa Rita, Xirbi
Government
• Mayor
Roberto Gambino
Area
[1]
• Total
421.5 km2 (162.7 sq mi)
Elevation
[citation needed]
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
(30 April 2017)[2]
• Total
62,797
• Density
150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym
Nisseni
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
93100
Dialing code
0934
Patron saint
St. Michael
Saint day
September 29
Website
Official website
Caltanissetta (pronounced[kaltanisˈsetta]ⓘ; Sicilian: Nissa or Cartanissetta)[3] is a municipality in the central interior of Sicily, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Caltanissetta. Its inhabitants are called Nisseni.
In 2017, the city had a population of 62,797.[4] It is the 14th largest municipality in Italy measured by area, the sixth highest municipality in Italy by elevation (568 m), the second highest in elevation in Sicily after the city of Enna (912 m).
Its patron saint is Archangel Michael.[5]
^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^Milanesi, Luigi (2015). Dizionario Etimologico della Lingua Siciliana (in Italian). Mnamon. ISBN 9788869490569. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
^Roy, Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. p. 283. ISBN 0313307334. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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