Cinisi
Cinisi | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Cinisi | |
 Cinisi beach | |
.svg) Location of Cinisi in the Province of Palermo | |
Location of Cinisi  | |
  Cinisi Location of Cinisi in Italy  Cinisi Cinisi (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°6′E / 38.167°N 13.100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
| Frazioni | Punta Raisi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.16 km2 (12.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,100 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cinisensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90045 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
| ISTAT code | 082031 |
| Patron saint | Santa Fara |
| Website | Official website |
Cinisi is a town and a comune in the province of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2007 it had an estimated population of 12,100.[2]
Geography
The town is part of the Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipalities of Carini and Terrasini and count the civil parish (frazione) of Punta Raisi, seat of Palermo Airport. It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Palermo centre, 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Trapani and 31 kilometres (19 mi) from Alcamo.
Culture
Cinisi is famous, among other things, for the Carnival parade with many papier-mâché. floats.[citation needed] Famous anti-mafia activist Giuseppe Impastato was killed in Cinisi in 1978.
Demographics
- Note: 2007 estimation by The World Gazetteer.[3]
Transport
The Falcone-Borsellino Airport of Palermo, also known as Punta Raisi, is located in its municipal territory. Cinisi counts a pair of train stations (Cinisi-Terrasini on the Palermo-Trapani line and Punta Raisi, served by the Palermo metropolitan railway service) and is served by the A29 motorway.
Personalities
- Giovanni Meli (1740–1815), Sicilian poet.
- Giuseppe Impastato (1948–1978), political activist against Mafia. The 2000 film I cento passi, dedicated to him, was filmed in Cinisi.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Template:It icon Source Archived July 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine: ISTAT 2011
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
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External links
Media related to Cinisi at Wikimedia Commons
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