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Milena
Comune di Milena
Location of Milena
Map
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceProvince of Caltanissetta (CL)
Area
 • Total24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation
423 m (1,388 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total3,376
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
DemonymMilenesi ("Milucchisi" in local dialect)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
93010
Dialing code0934
WebsiteOfficial website

Milena (Sicilian: Milocca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Caltanissetta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,376 and an area of 24.5 square kilometres (9.5 sq mi).[3]

Formerly known as Milocca, it was the subject of a critically acclaimed book, Milocca: A Sicilian Village by Charlotte Gower Chapman, who in 1935 detailed everyday life in the small rural Sicilian town, one of the earliest cultural anthropology studies of a semi-literate people.

Milena borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Campofranco, Grotte, Racalmuto, Sutera.

Toponym

Its name (1933) is a form of homage to the Queen Milena of Montenegro, the mother of the Queen Elena, wife of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Milena is twinned with:

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.