Furci Siculo is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Messina

Province of Messina

Messina is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina.-Geography and demography :...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

, located about 180 km east of Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

 and about 30 km southwest of Messina. Furci Siculo is twinned with Octeville sur Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France and is twinned with Bourne End in United Kingdom since 2003 and with Furci Siculo in Italy since 2010.-Geography:...

 since 2010. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,287 and an area of 17.9 km².

The municipality of Furci Siculo contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Grotte, Calcare, and Artale.

Furci Siculo borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo

Casalvecchio Siculo

Casalvecchio Siculo is a comune in the province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 35 km southwest of Messina.-Main sights:...

, Pagliara

Pagliara

Pagliara is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 25 km southwest of Messina....

, Roccalumera

Roccalumera

Roccalumera is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 25 km southwest of Messina...

, Santa Lucia del Mela

Santa Lucia del Mela

Santa Lucia del Mela is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 25 km west of Messina...

, Santa Teresa di Riva

Santa Teresa di Riva

Santa Teresa di Riva is a small town and comune in the province of Messina, Sicily, about from Taormina. The town was known until 1854 as Marina di Savoca when it was renamed in honor of Teresa d'Austria...

, Savoca

Savoca

Savoca is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 30 km southwest of Messina....

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