Bivona

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Bivona
Comune di Bivona
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Bivona in the Province of Agrigento
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Location of Bivona in Italy
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Bivona
Bivona (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°37′13″N13°26′26″E / 37.62028°N 13.44056°E / 37.62028; 13.44056
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Agrigento (AG)
Frazioni Santa Filomena, Bacino di Barico
Government
  MayorMilko Cinà
Area
[1]
  Total88.57 km2 (34.20 sq mi)
Elevation
503 m (1,650 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2022) [2]
  Total3,205
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Demonym Bivonesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
92010
Dialing code 0922
Patron saint Saint Rosalia
Saint day4 September
Website Official website

Bivona is an Italian comune in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily.

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Geography

Bivona is located at the foot of Monti Sicani, in the mainland of Agrigento, on the boundary with the province of Palermo. The communal territory is crossed by the Alba stream, now hidden, which flows into the Magazzolo.

History

Main sights

Festivals and events

The Most important event in the Summertime of Bivona is the "Peach Festival", that is organized by the local government in the second half of August, and it is the main attraction of the small mountain town. The white Peach of Bivona, in fact, represents, besides a rare deliciousness, the most common cultivation in all region of Bivona.

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The White Peach of Bivona.

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  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.