Santa Croce Camerina

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Santa Croce Camerina (Sicilian: Santa Cruci Camarina) is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, in southern Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973.[2]

Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Cruci Camarina (Sicilian)
Comune di Santa Croce Camerina
The lighthouse in the frazione of Punta Secca
The lighthouse in the frazione of Punta Secca
Coat of arms of Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina within the Province of Ragusa
Santa Croce Camerina within the Province of Ragusa
Location of Santa Croce Camerina
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Santa Croce Camerina is located in Italy
Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina
Location of Santa Croce Camerina in Italy
Santa Croce Camerina is located in Sicily
Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina (Sicily)
Coordinates: 36°50′N 14°31′E / 36.833°N 14.517°E / 36.833; 14.517
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceRagusa (RG)
FrazioniCasuzze, Kaukana, Punta Secca, Punta Braccetto
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Dimartino
Area
 • Total
41.09 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
10,973
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
DemonymCamerinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97017
Dialing code0932
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Saint dayMarch 19
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

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The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of Ragusa, except for the coastline.[3] The hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Casuzze [it], Kaukana, Punta Secca and Punta Braccetto [it], the latter being shared with Ragusa.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ^ 39164 (xjah) Santa Croce Camerina on OpenStreetMap
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