Metropolitan City of Catania
Metropolitan City of Catania | ||
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 An aerial view of the Metropolitan City around Catania. Mount Etna is the peak at a distance. | ||
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The Metropolitan City of Catania (
History
It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.[3]
Geography
Territory
The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Messina (the former Province of Messina), the Province of Enna, the Province of Syracuse, the Province of Ragusa and the Province of Caltanissetta. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of Catania.
The Metropolitan City faces the
Comuni
- Aci Bonaccorsi
- Aci Castello
- Aci Catena
- Aci Sant'Antonio
- Acireale
- Adrano
- Belpasso
- Biancavilla
- Bronte
- Calatabiano
- Caltagirone
- Camporotondo Etneo
- Castel di Iudica
- Castiglione di Sicilia
- Catania
- Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
- Giarre
- Grammichele
- Gravina di Catania
- Licodia Eubea
- Linguaglossa
- Maletto
- Maniace
- Mascali
- Mascalucia
- Mazzarrone
- Militello in Val di Catania
- Milo
- Mineo
- Mirabella Imbaccari
- Misterbianco
- Motta Sant'Anastasia
- Nicolosi
- Palagonia
- Paternò
- Pedara
- Piedimonte Etneo
- Raddusa
- Ragalna
- Ramacca
- Randazzo
- Riposto
- San Cono
- San Giovanni la Punta
- San Gregorio di Catania
- San Michele di Ganzaria
- San Pietro Clarenza
- Sant'Agata li Battiati
- Sant'Alfio
- Santa Maria di Licodia
- Santa Venerina
- Scordia
- Trecastagni
- Tremestieri Etneo
- Valverde
- Viagrande
- Vizzini
- Zafferana Etnea
Government
List of Metropolitan Mayors of Catania
| Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Enzo Bianco | 8 June 2016 | 18 June 2018 | Democratic Party |
| 2 | Salvo Pogliese | 18 June 2018 | 24 January 2022 | Forza Italia / Brothers of Italy |
| 3 | Enrico Trantino | 5 June 2023 | Incumbent | Brothers of Italy |
Transportation
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. The S.S 417 (Catania-Gela) links Catania to the towns of Gela and Caltagirone. There are also the A18 Messina-Catania and A19 Catania-Palermo motorways that pass through the province.
The S.S 114 and S.S 192 (Catania-
The main railroad is that connecting Messina to Syracuse.
Ferries are active from the port of Catania to Livorno, Malta and Naples.
See also
References
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
