Favara, Agrigento
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Comune di Favara | |
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Municipal coat of arms |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Agrigento (AG) |
Mayor | Mimmo Russello (since may, 2007) |
Elevation | 340 m (1,115 ft) |
Area | 81 km² (31 sq mi) |
Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
- Total | 33,666 |
- Density | 416/km² (1,077/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
Coordinates | |
Gentilic | Favaresi |
Dialing code | 0922 |
Postal code | 92026 |
Patron | St. Anthony |
- Day | June 13 |
Website: www.comune.favara.ag.it |
Favara is a town of south central Sicily (Italy), in the province of Agrigento, 8 km East of Agrigento by road.
The town has a considerable agricultural trade, and there are sulfur and other mines in the neighborhood.
[edit] Main sights
It possesses a Castle of the 11th to 15th century noble Chiaramonte family, erected in 1280.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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