Province of Caltanissetta

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Province of Caltanissetta
Provincia di Caltanissetta (Italian)
Pruvincia di Cartanissetta (Sicilian)
Province
Free Municipal Consortium of Caltanissetta
Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta (Italian)
Sizilien bei Mussomeli.jpg
Landscape at Mussomeli
Provincia di Caltanissetta-Stemma.svg
Coat of arms
Map Province of Caltanissetta.svg
Map highlighting the location of the province of Caltanissetta in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
RegionFlag of Sicily (revised).svg  Sicily
Capital(s) Caltanissetta
Comuni 22
Government
 • CommissarRosalba Panvini
Area
 • Total
2,128 km2 (822 sq mi)
Population
 (2025) [1]
 • Total
244,913
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • Total€4.163 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€15,255 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
93100, 93010-93020
Telephone prefix0934, 0933, 0922
Vehicle registration CL
ISTAT 085

The province of Caltanissetta (Italian : provincia di Caltanissetta; Sicilian : pruvincia di Nissa or pruvincia di Cartanissetta; officially libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta) is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta (Italian: libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta). The province contains 22 municipalities ( comuni ). Its coat of arms is a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle. The River Salso is the main river of the province; it is 122 kilometres (76 mi) long and originates in the province of Palermo, and it flows into the Mediterranean in this province at the end of the Gulf of Gela. [3]

Contents

Bordering provinces and metropolitan cities

In counterclockwise order: [4]

Geography

The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento. [5] Another example in the same province is that of the two small localities of Cannetti and Corfidato, two hamlets (Frazioni ) of the municipality of Enna, 15 km (9.3 mi) away, within the territory of the municipality of Caltanissetta. The land extends to the Gela Plain and into the Gulf of Gela, where the main river of the province, the Salso, meets the Mediterranean. [4]

Municipalities

The province has 22 municipalities.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861139,352—    
1871149,232+7.1%
1881170,122+14.0%
1901211,038+24.1%
1911223,539+5.9%
1921253,128+13.2%
1931246,032−2.8%
1936256,687+4.3%
YearPop.±%
1951298,496+16.3%
1961302,513+1.3%
1971282,069−6.8%
1981285,829+1.3%
1991278,275−2.6%
2001274,035−1.5%
2011273,099−0.3%
2021251,715−7.8%
Source: ISTAT [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
  2. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Finley, Israel Moses (1979). History of ancient Sicily. Bari, Laterza. p. 13.
  4. 1 2 Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 283. ISBN   978-0-313-30733-1.
  5. ↑ Giovanni Uggeri (2004). La Viabilitā della Sicilia in Etā Romana. Mario Congedo Editore. ISBN   978-88-8086-559-9.
  6. ↑ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971](PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 24 October 1971.
  7. ↑ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

37°29′N14°03′E / 37.49°N 14.05°E / 37.49; 14.05

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