Palermo

For ither uises, see Palermo (disambiguation).

Palermo listen  (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlɛrmo], Sicilian: Palermu, Laitin: Panormus, frae Greek: Πάνορμος, Panormos, Arabic: بلرم‎, Balerm) is a historic ceety in Soothren Italy, the caipital o baith the autonomous region o Sicily an the Province o Palermo. The ceety is notit for its rich history, cultur, airchitectur an gastronomy, playin an important role throughoot muckle o its existence; it is ower 2,700 year auld. Palermo is locatit in the northwast o the island o Sicily, richt bi the Gulf o Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Palermo
Comune
Comune di Palermo
Clockwise frae top: Quattro Canti in Maqueda Street, San Domenico Church, Pretoria Square an Santa Caterina Kirk, an view o dountoun Palermo frae Munt Pellegrino
Coat airms
Palermo Location o Palermo in Italy
Coordinates: 38°07′N 13°22′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Palermo (PA)
Foondit	736 BC
Govrenment
• Mayor	Leoluca Orlando (IdV)
Area
• Total	158.9 km2 (61.4 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (31 December 2011)
• Total	654,121
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Palermitani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90100
Diallin code	091
Patron saunt	Saunt Rosalia
Saunt day	15 Julie
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Relatit page: Leet o twin towns an sister ceeties in Italy

Palermo is twinned wi:

• Palermo, Colombie
• Bizerte, Tunisie
• Bukavu, Democratic Republic o the Congo
• Chengdu, Cheenae
• Timişoara, Romanie
• Gdańsk, Poland ^[1]
• Miami, USA
• Monterey, Canadae
• Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
• Tbilisi, Georgie^[2]
• Yaroslavl, Roushie
• Samara, Roushie