Province of Caltanissetta

Province of Caltanissetta
Province
Map highlighting the location of the province of Caltanissetta in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Capital(s)	Caltanissetta
Comuni	22
Government
• Commissar Prefectur	Raffaele Sirico
Area
• Total	2,128 km2 (822 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	275,221
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	93100, 93010-93020
Telephone prefix	0934, 0933, 0922
Vehicle registration	CL
ISTAT	085

The Province of Caltanissetta (Italian: Provincia di Caltanissetta; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Nissa) is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. It contains 22 comuni (singular: comune), see Comuni of the Province of Caltanissetta.

Bordering provinces

In order of counterclockwise

• Province of Agrigento, W
• Province of Palermo, NW
• Province of Enna, N
• Province of Catania, NE
• Province of Ragusa, E

Coat of arms

Its coat of arms is a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle.

Geography

The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento. Another example in the same province is that of the two small localities of Cannetti and Corfidato, two frazioni of the comune of Enna, 15 km (9.3 mi) away, within the territory of the comune of Caltanissetta.

The land extends to the Gela Plain and into the Gulf of Gela.

As of June 30, 2005, the main communes by population are:

See also

• Comuni of the Province of Caltanissetta

Other projects

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External links

• (Italian) Official website
• Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Caltanissetta

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Coordinates: 37°29′N 14°03′E / 37.49°N 14.05°E / 37.49; 14.05