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Canicattini Bagni
Comune di Canicattini Bagni
Location of Canicattini Bagni
Map
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceProvince of Syracuse (SR)
Area
 • Total15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
362 m (1,188 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total7,415
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymCanicattinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96010
Dialing code0931
WebsiteOfficial website

Canicattini Bagni (Sicilian: Janiattini) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy), located about 190 km southeast of Palermo and about 20 km southwest of Syracuse. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,415 and an area of 15.1 km².[3]

Its name derives from the Arabic Ayn-at-tin ('muddy spring'). The appositive Bagni ('baths' in Italian) does not indicate the presence of any thermal baths. Instead, it refers to the territory once belonging to the Danieli noblemen, lords of the Bagni fiefdom.

Canicattini Bagni borders the following municipalities: Noto, Syracuse.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.