Pollina | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Pollina | |
  Pollina Location of Pollina in Italy  Pollina Pollina (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′N14°9′E / 38.000°N 14.150°E Coordinates: 38°0′N14°9′E / 38.000°N 14.150°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
| Frazioni | Finale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.9 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 3,102 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pollinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90010 |
| Dialing code | 0921 |
Pollina (Sicilian: Puòddina) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,102 and an area of 49.9 square kilometres (19.3 sq mi). [1] Pollina probably occupies the site of the ancient city of Apollonia.
Sicilian, also known as Siculo or Calabro-Sicilian, is a Romance language spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. It is also spoken in southern Calabria, specifically in the Province of Reggio Calabria, whose dialect is viewed as being part of the continuum of the Sicilian language. Central Calabria, the southern parts of Apulia and Campania, on the Italian peninsula, are viewed by some as being part of a broader Far Southern Italian language group.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Metropolitan City of Palermo is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and other 82 municipalities (comuni).
The municipality of Pollina contains the frazione (subdivision) Finale .
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Pollina borders the following municipalities: Castelbuono, Cefalù, San Mauro Castelverde.
Castelbuono is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily.
Cefalù, the classical Cephaloedium (Κεφαλοίδιον), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about 70 km (43 mi) east of the provincial capital and 185 km (115 mi) west of Messina. The town, with its population of just under 14,000, is one of the major tourist attractions in the region. Despite its size, every year it attracts millions of tourists from all parts of Sicily and also, from all over Italy and Europe.
San Mauro Castelverde is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, southern Italy. As of 2017 San Mauro Castelverde had an estimated population of 1,634.
