Pedara

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Pedara

Comune

Comune di Pedara Sindaco = Guardone alberto

Location of Pedara

Pedara

Location of Pedara in Italy

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Pedara

Pedara (Sicily)

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Coordinates: 37°37′N 15°4′E﻿ / ﻿37.617°N 15.067°E﻿ / 37.617; 15.067
Country| Italy
Region| Sicily
Metropolitan city| Catania (CT)
Government

• Mayor| Alfio Cristaudo
Area

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• Total

| 19.23 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Elevation

| 610 m (2,000 ft)
Population

(31 March 2018)[2]

• Total

| 14,589
• Density| 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym| Pedaresi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

95030

Dialing code| 095
Patron saint| Annunciation of Mary
Saint day| 25 March
Website| Official website

Pedara (Sicilian: Pirara) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 224 kilometres (139 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Catania.

Pedara borders the municipalities of Mascalucia, Nicolosi, San Giovanni la Punta, Trecastagni, Tremestieri Etneo, and Zafferana Etnea.

## Economy

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### Tourism

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During the summer season, it is a vacation resort due to the cooler climate than Catania because of the altitude. In the northernmost part is the ancient rural village of Tarderia, surrounded by a large extension of chestnut groves with mountain flora and alpine tree species. From Pedara, one can easily reach Etna, which is about 15 km (9.3 mi) away. Along the provincial road to Etna, the fossa del Salto del Cane, an ancient extinct crater with an equipped area (Base Point for Hiking in the Etna Park).[citation needed]

## Notable people

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* Giuseppina Faro (1847–1871), Italian venerated laywoman

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

## External links

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* Official website

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Sicily · Comuni of the Metropolitan City of Catania

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* Castel di Iudica
* Castiglione di Sicilia
* Catania
* Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
* Giarre
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* Gravina di Catania
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* Linguaglossa
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* Mascali
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* Militello in Val di Catania
* Milo
* Mineo
* Mirabella Imbaccari
* Misterbianco
* Motta Sant'Anastasia
* Nicolosi
* Palagonia
* Paternò
* Pedara
* Piedimonte Etneo
* Raddusa
* Ragalna
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* Randazzo
* Riposto
* San Cono
* San Giovanni la Punta
* San Gregorio di Catania
* San Michele di Ganzaria
* San Pietro Clarenza
* Sant'Agata li Battiati
* Sant'Alfio
* Santa Maria di Licodia
* Santa Venerina
* Scordia
* Trecastagni
* Tremestieri Etneo
* Valverde
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* Zafferana Etnea

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