Belmonte Mezzagno

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Belmonte Mezzagno
Comune
Comune di Belmonte Mezzagno

Coat of arms
Belmonte Mezzagno
Location of Belmonte Mezzagno in Italy
Coordinates: 38°3′N 13°23′E / 38.050°N 13.383°E / 38.050; 13.383
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Palermo (PA)
Government
  Mayor Pietro Diliberto
Area
  Total 29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004[1])
  Total 10,424
  Density 360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym Belmontesi o Mezzagnoti
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 90031
Dialing code 091
Website Official website

Belmonte Mezzagno (Sicilian: Beddumunti Minzagnu but more properly U Mizzagnu in the local version of the Sicilian language) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8 km south of Palermo.

Belmonte Mezzagno is famous for its olive oil and goat's milk cheese.

Benedetto Spera, member of the Sicilian Mafia convicted in absentia of the killings of anti-mafia judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone was born in Belmonte Mezzagno.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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