Province of Palermo

The Palermo (Italian: Provincia di Palermo) Province is one of the nine provinces of the Autonomous Region of Sicily of the Republic of Italy. Capital of the province and also the entire region is Palermo.

The largest province of Sicily situated on the northern coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. To the west it borders the province of Trapani, on the south by the Agrigento province and the province of Caltanissetta, on the east by the province of Enna and the province of Messina.

The province is divided in 82 municipalities, including the island of Ustica heard. Covering an area of ​​4992 km ² live 1,243,638 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). Much of the population is concentrated in the capital and in the coastal areas.

Tourist attractions are Palermo, Sicily's largest city, the towns of Monreale and Cefalù, as well as the archaeological sites of Himera and Solunto. Worldwide known the in the province of small town Corleone was the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

Largest communities

(As of December 31, 2012)

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