Metropolitan City of Messina

Metropolitan City of Messina, located in the Sicily region

Not to be confused with Strait of Messina metropolitan area.

Metropolitan City in Sicily, Italy

Metropolitan City of Messina

Città metropolitana di Messina (Italian)
Citati mètrupulitana di Missina (Sicilian)

Metropolitan City

Palazzo del Leoni, the metropolitan city seat

Coat of arms

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
Region| Sicily
Established| 4 August 2015
Capital(s)| Messina
Comuni| 108
Government

• Metropolitan Mayor| Federico Basile
Area

• Total

| 3,266.12 km2 (1,261.06 sq mi)
Population

(2025)[1]

• Total

| 595,948
• Density| 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
GDP

[2]

• Metro| €10.980 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €17,076 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| IT-ME
ISTAT| 283[3]
Website| Official 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.

### Gallery

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* Isola Bella, Taormina

* Alcantara canyon

* The Rocca Salvatesta (1,340 metres (4,400 ft)) from Fondachelli-Fantina

* The Sanctuary of Tindari over Marinello lakes

* Megaliths of Argimusco, Montalbano-Elicona

* Bosco di Malabotta Nature Reserve

* Nebrodi

* Aeolian Islands

* the Isola Bella at Taormina city

* The Rocca Salvatesta face from Fondachelli-Fantina town

* Giardini Naxos, a popular resort in the Metropolitan City of Messina

## Demographics

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Stromboli volcano, Aeolian Islands Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1861| 399,688| —
1871| 426,402| +6.7%
1881| 467,233| +9.6%
1901| 550,895| +17.9%
1911| 545,974| −0.9%
1921| 613,028| +12.3%
1931| 605,456| −1.2%
1936| 627,093| +3.6%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1951| 667,963| +6.5%
1961| 685,260| +2.6%
1971| 654,703| −4.5%
1981| 669,323| +2.2%
1991| 646,871| −3.4%
2001| 662,450| +2.4%
2011| 649,824| −1.9%
2021| 603,229| −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)

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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:

* Acquedolci
* Alcara li Fusi
* Alì
* Alì Terme
* Antillo
* Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
* Basicò
* Brolo
* Capizzi
* Capo d'Orlando
* Capri Leone
* Caronia
* Casalvecchio Siculo
* Castel di Lucio
* Castell'Umberto
* Castelmola
* Castroreale
* Cesarò
* Condrò
* Falcone
* Ficarra
* Fiumedinisi
* Floresta
* Fondachelli-Fantina
* Forza d'Agrò
* Francavilla di Sicilia
* Frazzanò
* Furci Siculo
* Furnari
* Gaggi
* Galati Mamertino
* Gallodoro
* Giardini Naxos
* Gioiosa Marea
* Graniti
* Gualtieri Sicaminò
* Itala
* Leni
* Letojanni
* Librizzi
* Limina
* Lipari
* Longi
* Malfa
* Malvagna
* Mandanici
* Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea
* Merì
* Messina
* Milazzo
* Militello Rosmarino
* Mirto
* Mistretta
* Mojo Alcantara
* Monforte San Giorgio
* Mongiuffi Melia
* Montagnareale
* Montalbano Elicona
* Motta Camastra
* Motta d'Affermo
* Naso
* Nizza di Sicilia
* Novara di Sicilia
* Oliveri
* Pace del Mela
* Pagliara
* Patti
* Pettineo
* Piraino
* Raccuja
* Reitano
* Roccafiorita
* Roccalumera
* Roccavaldina
* Roccella Valdemone
* Rodì Milici
* Rometta
* San Filippo del Mela
* San Fratello
* San Marco d'Alunzio
* San Pier Niceto
* San Piero Patti
* San Salvatore di Fitalia
* Santa Domenica Vittoria
* Sant'Agata di Militello
* Sant'Alessio Siculo
* Santa Lucia del Mela
* Santa Marina Salina
* Sant'Angelo di Brolo
* Santa Teresa di Riva
* San Teodoro
* Santo Stefano di Camastra
* Saponara
* Savoca
* Scaletta Zanclea
* Sinagra
* Spadafora
* Taormina
* Terme Vigliatore
* Torregrotta
* Torrenova
* Tortorici
* Tripi
* Tusa
* Ucria
* Valdina
* Venetico
* Villafranca Tirrena

## Government

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### List of Metropolitan Mayors of Messina

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| Metropolitan Mayor  | Term start  | Term end  | Party

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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

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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):

* Autostrada A18: Messina \- Catania
* Autostrada A20: Messina \- Palermo

### Railway lines

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* Messina–Syracuse railway

## See also

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* Province of Messina
* Strait of Messina metropolitan area

## 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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