Salemi
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| Comune di Salemi | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Sicily_(revised).svg.png){kind=small} Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Mayor | Biagio Mastrantoni (since June 10, 2003) |
| Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) |
| Area | 181 km² (70 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 11,436 |
| - Density | 63/km² (163/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Salemitani |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Postal code | 91018 |
| Patron | St. Nicholas |
| - Day | December 6 |
| Website: http://www.comune.salemi.tp.it | |
Salemi is a town in South-Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. It has 11,436 inhabitants as of 2004.
It is historically known for having been the place where Giuseppe Garibaldi announced the annexation of Sicily on May 14, 1860 as part of the expedition of the Thousand, briefly making the town his headquarters after his landing at Marsala two days earlier.
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