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Palermo (/ pəˈlɛərmoʊ, - ˈlɜːr -/ pə-LAIR-moh, -LUR-; [3] Italian: [paˈlɛrmo] ⓘ; Sicilian: Palermu, locally also Paliemmu [paˈljɛmmʊ] or Palèimmu) [4][a] is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province.
The Palermo metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration centred on the city of Palermo in the island of Sicily, Italy. It is defined statistically and does not correspond to a single area of local government. Administratively it comprises the comune (municipality) of Palermo plus 26 further communes, all of which fall within the Metropolitan ...
Website. www.provincia.palermo.it. The province of Palermo (Italian: provincia di Palermo; Sicilian: pruvincia di Palermu) was a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital was the city of Palermo. On 4 August 2015, it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
ISTAT Code Comune Population (2005) 082001 Alia: 4,081 082002 Alimena: 2,363 082003 Aliminusa: 1,342 082004 Altavilla Milicia: 5,790 082005 Altofonte: 9,649 082006
The town was named after Palermo, Sicily due to its excellent climate for growing olives.The first post office was established in 1888. [7] The area was home to a country club, two railroad stations, gold mining, a brick yard, library, general mercantile store, school and even a semi-pro baseball team.
ISTAT. 282 [ 2] Website. Official website. The Metropolitan City of Palermo ( Italian: città metropolitana di Palermo; Sicilian: citati metrupulitana di Palermu) 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 82 other comuni ( sg.: comune ).
A rough map of Sicilian Italic tribe locations. Human settlement in the Palermo area goes back to prehistoric times. It has one of the most ancient sites in Sicily: Interesting graffiti and prehistoric paintings were discovered in the Addaura grottoes in 1953 by archaeologist Jole Bovio Marconi.
Palermo is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Rio de la Plata. It has a total land area of 17.4 km 2 and a population of 249,016. [2] It is the only barrio within the administrative division of Comuna 14. Palermo is perhaps best known as the polo capital of the world.