Metropolitan City of Palermo

The Metropolitan City of Palermo (Italian: città metropolitana di Palermo; Sicilian: citati metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and 82 other comuni (sg.: comune). It has 1,194,439 inhabitants.^[1]

Metropolitan City of Palermo Città metropolitana di Palermo (Italian) Citati metrupulitana di Palermu (Sicilian)
Metropolitan City
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Established	4 August 2015
Capital	Palermo
Comuni	82
Government
• Metropolitan Mayor	Roberto Lagalla
Area
• Total	5,009.28 km2 (1,934.09 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	1,194,439
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Metro	€23.223 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€18,229 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	IT-PA
ISTAT	282[3]
Website	Official website

History

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

Geography

The Metropolitan City faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, while on the west it is bordered by the province of Trapani, on the south by the province of Agrigento and by that of Caltanissetta, to the east by the Metropolitan City of Messina and the province of Enna.

The island of Ustica is also included in the metropolitan territory.

Municipalities

The Metropolitan City includes 82 comuni (sg.: comune):

• Alia
• Alimena
• Aliminusa
• Altavilla Milicia
• Altofonte
• Bagheria
• Balestrate
• Baucina
• Belmonte Mezzagno
• Blufi
• Bisacquino
• Bolognetta
• Bompietro
• Borgetto
• Caccamo
• Caltavuturo
• Campofelice Di Fitalia
• Campofelice Di Roccella
• Campofiorito
• Camporeale
• Capaci
• Carini
• Castelbuono
• Casteldaccia
• Castellana Sicula
• Castronovo di Sicilia
• Cefalà Diana
• Cefalù
• Cerda
• Chiusa Sclafani
• Ciminna
• Cinisi
• Collesano
• Contessa Entellina
• Corleone
• Ficarazzi
• Gangi
• Geraci Siculo
• Giardinello
• Giuliana
• Godrano
• Gratteri
• Isnello
• Isola delle Femmine
• Lascari
• Lercara Friddi
• Marineo
• Mezzojuso
• Misilmeri
• Monreale
• Montelepre
• Montemaggiore Belsito
• Palazzo Adriano
• Palermo
• Partinico
• Petralia Soprana
• Petralia Sottana
• Piana degli Albanesi
• Polizzi Generosa
• Pollina
• Prizzi
• Roccamena
• Roccapalumba
• San Cipirello
• San Giuseppe Jato
• San Mauro Castelverde
• Santa Cristina Gela
• Santa Flavia
• Sciara
• Scillato
• Sclafani Bagni
• Termini Imerese
• Terrasini
• Torretta
• Trabia
• Trappeto
• Ustica
• Valledolmo
• Ventimiglia di Sicilia
• Vicari
• Villabate
• Villafrati

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 591,990 —     1871 624,628 +5.5% 1881 703,460 +12.6% 1901 801,746 +14.0% 1911 825,140 +2.9% 1921 904,171 +9.6% 1931 843,549 −6.7% 1936 896,848 +6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,028,431 +14.7% 1961 1,111,397 +8.1% 1971 1,124,015 +1.1% 1981 1,198,575 +6.6% 1991 1,224,778 +2.2% 2001 1,235,923 +0.9% 2011 1,243,585 +0.6% 2021 1,208,991 −2.8%
Source: ISTAT[5][6]

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Palermo

	Metropolitan Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Leoluca Orlando	7 June 2016	20 June 2022	PD
2	Roberto Lagalla	20 June 2022	incumbent	UDC

Transport

The Metropolitan City is served by three motorways, two of which start in Palermo: A19 to Catania and Termini Imerese; A20, departing from the former and leading to Messina; and A29, to Mazara del Vallo and Trapani.

Railroads include the Palermo-Messina and the Palermo-Catania.

There are two airports: Palermo–Boccadifalco and Palermo Punta Raisi.

See also

• Province of Palermo