Belmonte Mezzagno

Belmonte Mezzagno
Comune
Comune di Belmonte Mezzagno
Coat of arms
Belmonte Mezzagno Location of Belmonte Mezzagno in Italy
Coordinates: 38°3′N 13°23′E / 38.050°N 13.383°E / 38.050; 13.383
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province / Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Government
• Mayor	Pietro Diliberto
Area
• Total	29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	10,424
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	belmontesi o mezzagnoti
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	90031
Dialing code	091
Website	Official website

Belmonte Mezzagno (Sicilian: Bellumunti but more properly U Mizzagnu in the local version of the Sicilian language) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Palermo.

Belmonte Mezzagno is famous for its olive oil and goat's milk cheese.

Benedetto Spera, member of the Sicilian Mafia convicted in absentia of the killings of anti-mafia judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone was born in Belmonte Mezzagno.

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