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Aci Catena (Sicilian: Jaci Catina) is a town and comune in Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
Aci Catena
Jaci Catina (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Aci Catena | |
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Location of Aci Catena  | |
  Aci Catena Location of Aci Catena in Italy  Aci Catena Aci Catena (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′N 15°08′E / 37.600°N 15.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
| Frazioni | Aci San Filippo, Aci Santa Lucia, Eremo Sant'Anna, Nizzeti, Reitana, San Nicolò |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nello Oliveri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 29,662 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Catenoti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95022 |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Patron saint | Maria SS. della Catena |
| Saint day | August 15 and January 11 |
| Website | Official website |
Main sights
editAmong the churches in town are the Santuario Maria Santissima della Catena, San Giuseppe and Santa Lucia.
Twin towns
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Ceuta, Spain
Catenanuova, Italy- Campofiorito, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from ISTAT
External links
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