Villafranca Tirrena

Villafranca Tirrena is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Messina.

Villafranca Tirrena
Comune
Comune di Villafranca Tirrena
Location of Villafranca Tirrena
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Coordinates: 38°14′N 15°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Serro, Divieto, Castelluccio, Castello, Calvaruso
Government
• Mayor	Matteo De Marco
Area [1]
• Total	14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (30 November 2013)[2]
• Total	8,651
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Villafranchesi (formerly Bausoti)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98049
Dialing code	090
Website	Official website

Villafranca Tirrena borders the following municipalities: Messina, Saponara.