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Metropolitan City of Messina

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Not to be confused with Strait of Messina metropolitan area.
Metropolitan City of Messina
Città metropolitana di Messina (Italian)
Citati mètrupulitana di Missina (Sicilian)
Metropolitan City
Palazzo del Leoni, the metropolitan city seat
Palazzo del Leoni, the metropolitan city seat
Coat of arms of Metropolitan City of Messina
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Messina
Location of the Metropolitan City of Messina
Coordinates: 38°11′00″N 15°33′00″E / 38.18333°N 15.55000°E / 38.18333; 15.55000
Country Italy
RegionSicily
Established4 August 2015
Capital(s)Messina
Comuni108
Government
 • Metropolitan MayorFederico Basile
Area
 • Total
3,266.12 km2 (1,261.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
595,948
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • Metro€10.980 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€17,076 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeIT-ME
ISTAT283[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the province of Messina and comprises Messina and 107 other comuni (sg.: comune).

It has 595,948 inhabitants as of 2025.[1] According to Eurostat in 2014,[4] the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants. The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands is also administratively a part of the Metropolitan City of Messina.

History

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

Geography

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The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Palermo (the former province of Palermo), the Metropolitan City of Catania (the former province of Catania) and the province of Enna. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of the Strait of Messina, shared with Reggio Calabria.

It had an area of 3,247 square kilometres (1,254 sq mi), which amounts to 12.6 percent of total area of the island, and a total population of more 650,000. There are 108 comuni (sg.: comune) in the metropolitan city.[6]

The metropolitan city included the Aeolian Islands, all part of the comune (municipality) of Lipari (with the exception of Salina). The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception of alluvial plain at the mouths of the various rivers. The largest plain is that in the area between Milazzo and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, which, together with Messina, form a metropolitan area of some 500,000 inhabitants, one of the largest in southern Italy. Much of the population is concentrated in the coastal area, after the hill towns have been largely abandoned from the 19th century.

The main mountain ridges are the Peloritani, up to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in elevation, and the Nebrodi, up to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft), which are included in a Regional Natural Reserve.

Rivers of the metropolitan city include the Alcantara and the Pollina, which forms the border with the Metropolitan City of Palermo to the west.

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Demographics

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Stromboli volcano, Aeolian Islands
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861399,688—    
1871426,402+6.7%
1881467,233+9.6%
1901550,895+17.9%
1911545,974−0.9%
1921613,028+12.3%
1931605,456−1.2%
1936627,093+3.6%
YearPop.±%
1951667,963+6.5%
1961685,260+2.6%
1971654,703−4.5%
1981669,323+2.2%
1991646,871−3.4%
2001662,450+2.4%
2011649,824−1.9%
2021603,229−7.2%
Source: ISTAT[7][8]

Municipalities

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Messina
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.
Taormina
Milazzo
Capo d'Orlando
Patti
Lipari
Sant'Agata di Militello
Santa Teresa di Riva
Giardini-Naxos archeological park

The most populous municipalities in the metropolitan city are:

Municipality Population Area

(km²)

Density

(inh/km²)

Messina 216,918 213.23 1,017
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 39,778 58.89 675
Milazzo 29,830 24.23 1,231
Capo d'Orlando 13,061 14 932
Lipari 12,793 89.72 142
Patti 12,674 50.08 253
Sant'Agata di Militello 12,036 33.5 359
Taormina 10,433 13.13 794
Santa Teresa di Riva 9,200 8.12 1,133
Giardini-Naxos 9,377 5.29 1,773

The full list of all 108 municipalities is:

Government

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List of Metropolitan Mayors of Messina

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  Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Renato Accorinti 10 June 2016 26 June 2018[9] Independent (left-wing)
2 Cateno De Luca 26 June 2018 14 February 2022 Independent (centre)
3 Federico Basile 16 June 2022 Incumbent Independent (right-wing)

Traditions and folklore

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Feast of the Guardian Angel, the second Sunday of July at Fondachelli Fantina
date Feast City
6 December Feast of Saint Nicholas Saponara
8 December Feast of the Immaculate Conception Saponara
13 December Feast of Saint Lucy Santa Lucia del Mela
6 January living Nativity scene Montalbano Elicona
20 January Feast of Saint Sebastian Mistretta
19 March Feast of Saint Joseph Oliveri
19 March and Tuesday after Easter Feast of Saint Joseph Piraino
19 March Feast of Saint Joseph Merì
the 11-12 and third Suturday of May Feast of Saint Philip of Agira Limina
3 June Feast of the Madonna della Lettera Messina
3 June Feast of the Madonna della Lettera Itala
12 June Feast of the Madonna di Montalto Messina
13 June and following Sunday Feast of Anthony of Padua Milazzo
24 June Feast of Saint John the Baptist Castanea, Messina
29 June Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pier Niceto
2 July Feast of Our Lady of Graces Furci Siculo
first Sunday of July Feast of Saint Maria Annunziata Merì
first Sunday of July Feast of the Madonna of the saint water Valdina
first Sunday of July Feast of Our Lady of Graces Naso
second Sunday of July Feast of the Saint Guardian Angel Fondachelli-Fantina
16 July Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roccalumera
25 July Feast of the Saint James Capizzi
first Sunday of August Feast on the sea of the Saint Mary of Porto Salvo Santa Teresa di Riva
first Sunday of August Feast on the sea of the Saint Sebastian Graniti
3 August Feast of the Madonna of Dinnammare Larderia, Messina
5 August Feast of the Saint Mary of the Snows Santa Lucia del Mela
9–10 August Feast of Saint Lorenz Frazzanò
second Sunday of August Feast of Saint Lucy Savoca
second Sunday of August Feast of Saint Sebastian Gaggi
14–16 August Feast on the Assumption of Mary Gallodoro
15 August Feast on the Assumption of Mary Messina
15 August Feast on the Assumption of Mary Novara di Sicilia
first Sunday of September Feast of the Madonna of the chain Mongiuffi Melia
8 September Feast of the Madonna of the Divine providence Fondachelli-Fantina
7–8 September Feast of the black Madonna of Tindari Tindari

Transport

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Motorways

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The Autostrada A20 Messina - Catania near Torregrotta

The metropolitan city is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Eurostat".
  5. ^ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).
  6. ^ Indicatore numero Comuni
  7. ^ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 1971-10-24.
  8. ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
  9. ^ Suspended from office from 10 October 2017 to 8 March 2018.
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