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Piraino (Sicilian: Piràinu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Palermo and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Messina.
Piraino | |
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| Comune di Piraino | |
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Location of Piraino  | |
  Piraino Location of Piraino in Italy  Piraino Piraino (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°9′N 14°51′E / 38.150°N 14.850°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, Zappardino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurizio Ruggeri |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,975 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pirainesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98060 |
| Dialing code | 0941 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Piraino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, and Zappardino.
Piraino borders the following municipalities: Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Brolo, Gioiosa Marea.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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