Province of Catania
| Province of Catania | |||
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of Catania in Italy |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Sicily | ||
| Capital(s) | Catania | ||
| Comuni | 58 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Giuseppe Castiglione | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,552 km2 (1,371 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 1,090,669 | ||
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 95100, 95010-95049 | ||
| Telephone prefix | 095, 0942, 0933 | ||
| Vehicle registration | CT | ||
| ISTAT | 087 | ||
The Province of Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania.
It has an area of 3,552 square kilometres (1,371 sq mi) and a total population of about 1.1 million. There are 58 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1], see Comunes of the Province of Catania. The main comunes by population are:
The province faces the Ionian Sea to the east, the Province of Messina to the north, the Province of Enna and the Province of Caltanissetta to the west, the Province of Siracusa and the Province of Ragusa to the south. Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano is located in the province.
There are many major roads that cross the territory of the province. The S.S 114 (Messina-Catania-Siracusa) links many of the coastal towns from Messina to Siracusa, the S.S 121 (Catania-Caltanissetta-Palermo), which links the east coast to Palermo through the major towns of Misterbianco, Paternò and Adrano. There are also the A18 Messina-Catania and A19 Catania-Palermo motorways that pass through the province.
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