Villabate

Villabate (Sicilian: Villabbati) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of 3.8 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).^[3]

Villabate
Comune
Comune di Villabate
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Coordinates: 38°5′N 13°27′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Area [1]
• Total	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	19,441
• Density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Villabatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90039
Dialing code	091

Villabate borders the following municipalities: Ficarazzi, Misilmeri, Palermo.

Notable people

• Mafia boss and founder of Colombo crime family Joe Profaci (1897 - 1962)
• Athlete Luigi Zarcone (1950 - 2001)

Demographic evolution