Province of Enna

Province of Enna Provincia di Enna (Italian) Pruvincia di Enna (Sicilian)
Province
Free Municipal Consortium of Enna Libero consorzio comunale di Enna (Italian)
Palazzo del Governo, the provincial seat
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Enna in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Capital(s)	Enna
Comuni	20
Government
• President	Piero Antonio Santi Capizzi
Area
• Total	2,574.7 km2 (994.1 sq mi)
Population  (2025) [1]
• Total	152,387
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€2.608 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€15,297 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	94000-94100
Telephone prefix	0935, 0934
Vehicle registration	EN
ISTAT	086

The province of Enna (Italian : provincia di Enna; Sicilian: pruvincia di Enna; officially libero consorzio comunale di Enna) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy.

It was created in 1927, out of parts of the provinces of Caltanisetta and Catania. The capital was designated as Enna (then called Castrogiovanni), instead of Piazza Armerina, due to the influence of politician Napoleone Colajanni. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the free municipal consortium of Enna (Italian: libero consorzio comunale di Enna). Its capital is the city of Enna, located on a mountain and the highest provincial capital in Sicily. Located in the center of the island, it is the only landlocked province in Sicily.

The province of Enna has an area of 2,574.7 square kilometres (994.1 sq mi), and a total population of 152,387 as of 2025. ^[3]

Communes

There are 20 communes in the province. The top 10 most populous communes are:

Comune	Population [1]
Enna	25,079
Piazza Armerina	20,529
Nicosia	12,502
Leonforte	12,105
Barrafranca	11,524
Troina	8,320
Agira	7,549
Valguarnera Caropepe	6,781
Regalbuto	6,587
Pietraperzia	6,251

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 164,517 —     1871 163,641 −0.5% 1881 189,106 +15.6% 1901 231,794 +22.6% 1911 253,618 +9.4% 1921 272,671 +7.5% 1931 225,696 −17.2% 1936 218,294 −3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 242,675 +11.2% 1961 229,126 −5.6% 1971 202,131 −11.8% 1981 190,939 −5.5% 1991 186,182 −2.5% 2001 177,200 −4.8% 2011 173,451 −2.1% 2021 156,730 −9.6%
Source: ISTAT [4] [5]

Main sights

• Villa Romana del Casale, in Piazza Armerina, a huge ancient Roman "villa", where there are many well preserved Roman mosaics, the most important mosaic system in the Roman world of that time;
• Morgantina, an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area in Central Sicily, whose finds are located in many big museums all over the world: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Archeological Museum of Aidone, the commune in which Morgantina is located.
• Castello di Lombardia, in Enna, the biggest castle of Sicily: it had 20 towers centuries ago, but now it has 6 towers, and among these there is Torre Pisana, a very big tower affording an extensive panoramic vista of the surrounding countryside;
• Duomo of Enna, a cathedral built in the 13th century;
• Museo Alessi in Enna, a museum which hosts the exhibitions of the Treseaure of Enna's Our Lady and her crown, made with gold.
• The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina, characterized by a huge green dome.
• Lake Pergusa, in Enna: it has a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thousands of rare birds can be found.
• The Autodromo di Pergusa, the most important racing circuit of southern Italy: it hosted and still hosts international competitions, such as Formula One, Formula 3000, and the Ferrari Party and other events

Events

In Enna, for Good Friday, there is a procession, and on 2 July is held the Enna's Our Lady feast; Piazza Armerina, on 11, 12 and 13 August, is seat of the Palio dei Normanni, an ancient and traditional feast whose protagonists are the horses.

See also

• Sulfur mining in Sicily

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.
4. "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. 1971-10-24.
5. "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

External links

• Official website
• Pictures, history, tourism, hospitality, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Enna

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