Province of Caltanissetta
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The province of Caltanissetta (Template:Langx; Template:Langx or Template:Lang; officially libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta) is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta (Template:Langx). The province contains 22 municipalities (comuni). 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. The River Salso is the main river of the province; it is Template:Convert long and originates in the province of Palermo, and it flows into the Mediterranean in this province at the end of the Gulf of Gela.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bordering provinces and metropolitan cities
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- Province of Agrigento, west
- Metropolitan City of Palermo, north-west
- Province of Enna, north
- Metropolitan City of Catania, north-east
- Province of Ragusa, east
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.<ref name="Uggeri">Template:Cite book</ref> Another example in the same province is that of the two small localities of Cannetti and Corfidato, two hamlets (Frazioni) of the municipality of Enna, Template:Convert away, within the territory of the municipality of Caltanissetta. The land extends to the Gela Plain and into the Gulf of Gela, where the main river of the province, the Salso, meets the Mediterranean.<ref name="Domenico2002">Template:Cite book</ref>
Municipalities
The province has 22 municipalities.Template:Div col
- Acquaviva Platani
- Bompensiere
- Butera
- Caltanissetta
- Campofranco
- Delia
- Marianopoli
- Gela
- Mazzarino
- Milena
- Montedoro
- Mussomeli
- Niscemi
- Resuttano
- Riesi
- San Cataldo
- Santa Caterina Villarmosa
- Serradifalco
- Sommatino
- Sutera
- Vallelunga Pratameno
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Demographics
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See also
References
External links
- Official website Template:In lang
- Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Caltanissetta
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