Province of Agrigento
Encyclopedia
Agrigento is a province
in the autonomous island region of Sicily
in Italy
. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population
of 454,370 (2009). There are 43 comune
s (Italian: comuni) in the province (see Comunes of the Province of Agrigento
).
The most important cities are Sciacca
, Canicattì
, Favara
, Licata
, Porto Empedocle
, and the capital, Agrigento
.
Provinces of Italy
In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality and a region .-Overview:...
in the autonomous island region of 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,...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 454,370 (2009). There are 43 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:...
s (Italian: comuni) in the province (see Comunes of the Province of Agrigento
Comunes of the Province of Agrigento
The following is a list of the 43 comuni of the Province of Agrigento, Sicily, in Italy....
).
The most important cities are Sciacca
Sciacca
Sciacca , also Schiacca, is a town and comune in the province of Agrigento on the southwestern coast of Sicily...
, Canicattì
Canicattì
Canicattì is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 90 km southeast of Palermo and about 25 km east of Agrigento.-History:...
, Favara
Favara, Agrigento
Favara is a town and comune of south central Sicily , in the province of Agrigento, 8 km East of Agrigento by road.The town has a considerable agricultural trade, and there are sulfur and other mines in the neighborhood.-Main sights:...
, Licata
Licata
Licata is a city and comune located on the south coast of Sicily, at the mouth of the Salso River , about midway between Agrigento and Gela...
, Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle is a town and comune in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. It is the namesake of Empedocles , a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of the city of Agrigentum , in his day a Greek colony in Sicily...
, and the capital, Agrigento
Agrigento
Agrigento , is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas , one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden...
.
External links
- Official website (in Italian).