Metropolitan City of Catania

The Metropolitan City of Catania (Italian: città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania. It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and 57 other communes. It has 1,068,563 inhabitants as of 2025, making it the 7th most populated metropolitan city in the country.^[1]

Metropolitan City of Catania Città metropolitana di Catania (Italian) Citati metrupulitana di Catania (Sicilian)
Metropolitan city
An aerial view of the metropolitan city around Catania. Mount Etna is the peak at a distance.
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Catania
Coordinates: 37°31′00″N 15°04′00″E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Established	4 August 2015
Capital(s)	Catania
Comuni	58
Government
• Metropolitan Mayor	Enrico Trantino
Area
• Total	3,573.68 km2 (1,379.81 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	1,068,563
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Metro	€19.045 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€17,384 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	IT-CT
ISTAT	287[3]
Website	Official website

History

The Metropolitan City of Catania was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.^[4]

Geography

The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Messina (the former province of Messina), the province of Enna, the province of Syracuse, the province of Ragusa and the province of Caltanissetta. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of Catania.

The metropolitan city faces the Ionian Sea to the east, the Metropolitan City of Messina to the north, the province of Enna and the province of Caltanissetta to the west, and the province of Siracusa and the province of Ragusa to the south. Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, is located in the province.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 369,923 —     1871 410,711 +11.0% 1881 469,242 +14.3% 1901 590,182 +25.8% 1911 681,214 +15.4% 1921 766,366 +12.5% 1931 683,430 −10.8% 1936 713,131 +4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 800,051 +12.2% 1961 893,542 +11.7% 1971 938,273 +5.0% 1981 1,005,577 +7.2% 1991 1,035,665 +3.0% 2001 1,054,778 +1.8% 2011 1,078,766 +2.3% 2021 1,077,515 −0.1%
Source: ISTAT[5][6]

Communes

• Aci Bonaccorsi
• Aci Castello
• Aci Catena
• Aci Sant'Antonio
• Acireale
• Adrano
• Belpasso
• Biancavilla
• Bronte
• Calatabiano
• Caltagirone
• Camporotondo Etneo
• Castel di Iudica
• Castiglione di Sicilia
• Catania
• Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
• Giarre
• Grammichele
• Gravina di Catania
• Licodia Eubea
• Linguaglossa
• Maletto
• Maniace
• Mascali
• Mascalucia
• Mazzarrone
• Militello in Val di Catania
• Milo
• Mineo
• Mirabella Imbaccari
• Misterbianco
• Motta Sant'Anastasia
• Nicolosi
• Palagonia
• Paternò
• Pedara
• Piedimonte Etneo
• Raddusa
• Ragalna
• Ramacca
• Randazzo
• Riposto
• San Cono
• San Giovanni la Punta
• San Gregorio di Catania
• San Michele di Ganzaria
• San Pietro Clarenza
• Sant'Agata li Battiati
• Sant'Alfio
• Santa Maria di Licodia
• Santa Venerina
• Scordia
• Trecastagni
• Tremestieri Etneo
• Valverde
• Viagrande
• Vizzini
• Zafferana Etnea

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Catania

Metropolitan Mayor		Term start	Term end	Party
1	Enzo Bianco	8 June 2016	18 June 2018	Democratic Party
2	Salvo Pogliese	18 June 2018	24 January 2022	Forza Italia / Brothers of Italy
3	Enrico Trantino	5 June 2023	Incumbent	Brothers of Italy

See also

• Province of Catania