Capaci

Capaci (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈpaːtʃi]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. In 2011 the comune had a population of 11,045, with a density of 1,804.7 people per square kilometre.

Capaci
Comune
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Location of Capaci
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Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°14′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Villaggio Sommariva Villaggio Leone
Area [1]
• Total	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (9 October 2011)[2]
• Total	11,045
Demonym	Capacensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90040
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	Sant'Erasmo
Saint day	2 June

The A29 autostrada running from Palermo to Punta Raisi Airport, and to the west and south-west of the island, passes through the commune. On 23 May 1992, this road was the scene of the assassination of anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone and those with him, in an explosion known as the Capaci bombing. The site of the explosion is marked now by a memorial to those who were killed.^[3]

Giovanni Falcone Monument in Capaci.