Province of Syracuse

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Province of Syracuse

The Province of Syracuse (; Sicilian

Sicilian language

Sicilian is a Romance language. Its dialects comprise the Italiano Meridionale-estremo language group, which are spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands; in southern and central Calabria ; in the southern parts of Apulia, the Salento ; and Campania, on the Italian mainland, where it is called Cilentano ....
: Pruvincia di Sarausa) is a province

Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and Regions of Italy .|||}A province is composed of many municipalities, and usually several provinces form a region....
in the autonomous island region of Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. Its capital is the city of Syracuse

Syracuse, Italy

Syracuse is a historic city in southern Italy, the Capital of the province of Syracuse. The city is noted for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture and association to Archimedes, playing an important role in ancient times as one of the top powers of the Mediterranean world; it is over 2,700 years old....
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It has an area of 2,109 km², and a total population of 396,167 (2001). Syracuse has 8% of the Sicilian population and 8.2% of Sicily's area. It is bordered on the north and north-west by the Province of Catania

Province of Catania

Catania is a Provinces of Italy in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania.It has an area of 3,552 km?, and a total population of 1,073,881 ....
and on the west by the Province of Ragusa

Province of Ragusa

The Province of Ragusa is a Provinces of Italy in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Ragusa is in the south-east of the island. Its capital is the city of Ragusa, Italy....
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Towns
There are 21 comuni
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
(or municipalities) in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Syracuse

Comunes of the Province of Syracuse

The following is a list of the 21 comune of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, in Italy.References*Istituto Nazionale di Statistica...
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The Province of Syracuse (; Sicilian

Sicilian language

Provinces of Italy

Sicily

Italy

Syracuse, Italy

Province of Catania

Province of Ragusa

The Province of Ragusa is a Provinces of Italy in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Ragusa is in the south-east of the island. Its capital is the city of Ragusa, Italy....
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Towns

There are 21 comuni
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
(or municipalities) in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Syracuse

Comunes of the Province of Syracuse

The following is a list of the 21 comune of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, in Italy.References*Istituto Nazionale di Statistica...
. The most populated are:

Commune	Population
Syracuse Syracuse, Italy Syracuse is a historic city in southern Italy, the Capital of the province of Syracuse. The city is noted for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture and association to Archimedes, playing an important role in ancient times as one of the top powers of the Mediterranean world; it is over 2,700 years old....	123,115
Augusta	33,818
Avola	31,576
Lentini Lentini Lentini is a town in the Province of Syracuse, southeast Sicily ....	24,409
Noto Noto Noto is a city in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse, Italy at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto....	23,367
Floridia Floridia Floridia is a town in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily ....	21,565
Pachino Pachino Pachino is a town and commune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . It is famous for its tomatoes.Pachino was invaded in 1943 by the British 8th Army as a part of the allied invasion of Sicily....	21,477
Rosolini Rosolini Rosolini is a comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . It's located about 200 km southeast of Palermo and about 40 km southwest of Syracuse, Italy....	20,997
Carlentini Carlentini Carlentini is a town in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily .The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King Giovanni De Vega founded a new city in honour of Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo....	17,245
Francofonte Francofonte Francofonte is a comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily , located about 170 km southeast of Palermo and about 40 km northwest of Syracuse, Italy....	12,619
Melilli Melilli Melilli is a comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily , located about 190 km southeast of Palermo and about 20 km northwest of Syracuse, Italy....	12,618
Priolo Gargallo Priolo Gargallo Priolo Gargallo is a comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . It's located about 190 km southeast of Palermo and about 13 km northwest of Syracuse, Italy....	11,991

Province of Syracuse

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