Bisacquino

Bisacquino (Sicilian: Busacchinu) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Agrigento and has approximately 4,500 inhabitants. The small town rises on an inner hill zone and is 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea-level. The economy is based on agriculture and products are sold in abundance in the main town including cereals, olives, vegetables, almonds, hazel nuts and wine-grapes. Sheep breeding is also active in Bisacquino.^[2]

Bisacquino Busacchinu (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Bisacquino
Location of Bisacquino
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Coordinates: 37°42′N 13°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Government
• Mayor	Tommaso Francesco Di Giorgio
Area [1]
• Total	64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	4,527
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym	Bisacquinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90032
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	Saint Rosalia
Saint day	September 4
Website	Official website

People

• Legendary film director Frank Capra (1897–1991) was born in Bisacquino but emigrated as a child with his family to the United States.

Pop culture

In the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Mia Famiglia", "Zia (aunt) Sarina" hails from Bisacquino.