Metropolitan City of Palermo
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  (31 December 2017)
• Total	1,260,193
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Metro	€23.223 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€18,229 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT	282[2]
Website	Official website

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 other 82 comuni (sg.: comune).

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.^[3]

Geography

Territory

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):

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Palermo

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.