Metropolitan City of Palermo

Metropolitan City of Palermo
Città metropolitana di Palermo (Italian)
città metropolitana I paliammu (Sicilian)
Metropolitan City
Flag of Metropolitan City of Palermo
Flag
Coat of arms of Metropolitan City of Palermo
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Italy
Location of the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Italy
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Established4 August 2015
CapitalPalermo
Municipalities82
Government
 • Metropolitan mayorRoberto Lagalla
Area
[1]
 • Total
5,009.28 km2 (1,934.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
1,195,307
 • Density238.619/km2 (618.019/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Metro€23.223 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€18,229 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90121-90151 (Palermo)
90010-90051 (other municipalities)
Telephone prefix091, 0921, 0924
ISO 3166 codeIT-PA
Vehicle registrationPA
ISTAT code282[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan City of Palermo (Italian: città metropolitana di Palermo; Sicilian: citati metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo.

It replaced the province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and 82 other municipalities.

With a population of 1,195,307, it is the 6th-largest metropolitan city in Italy.[2]

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.[5]

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.

Government

List of metropolitan mayors

  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

Municipalities

The Metropolitan City includes 82 municipalities:

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,195,307, of which 48.5% are male, and 51.5% are female. Minors make up 16.3% of the population, and seniors make up 23.8%.[2]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Bangladesh, Germany, Romania, the United States, and Tunisia.[8]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  8. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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