Racalmuto
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| Comune di Racalmuto | |||
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| Coordinates: 37°24′N 13°44′E / 37.4°N 13.733°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Sicily | ||
| Province | Agrigento (AG) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Salvatore Petrotto | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2008[1]) | |||
| • Total | 9,023 | ||
| • Density | 132.1/km2 (342.2/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Racalmutesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 92020 | ||
| Dialing code | 0922 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu, from the Arabic "rahal-maut", "village in ruins") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 km southeast of Palermo and about 15 km northeast of Agrigento.
Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.
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[edit] Notable people
Racalmuto was the birthplace of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989)
[edit] Twin towns
Finale Ligure, Italy
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Hamilton Ontario Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926234112/http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CommunitiesAndOrganizations/communitiesofhamilton/sistercities. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
