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Caltabellotta (Sicilian: Cataviḍḍotta) is a municipality (comune) in the province of Agrigento, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Palermo and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Agrigento. It has 3,065 inhabitants.[4][5]
Caltabellotta | |
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| Comune di Caltabellotta | |
 View of Caltabellotta | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Caltabellotta Location of Caltabellotta in Italy  Caltabellotta Caltabellotta (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′N 13°13′E / 37.583°N 13.217°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Frazioni | Sant'Anna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Luciano Segreto |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.09 km2 (47.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,065 |
| • Density | 24.70/km2 (63.97/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caltabellottesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92010 |
| Dialing code | 0925 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pellegrino |
| Saint day | 18 August |
| Website | Official website |
In addition to the main portion of Caltabellotta, the municipality also contains the frazione of Sant'Anna, and borders the municipalities of Bisacquino, Burgio, Calamonaci, Chiusa Sclafani, Giuliana, Ribera, Sambuca di Sicilia, Sciacca, and Villafranca Sicula.
History
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Caltabellotta has been identified with the ancient Sicani town of Triocala (Τριόκαλα), a name meaning "three fine things" in Greek.
The town was the location of the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302) which ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Demographics
editAs of 2026, the population is 3,065, of which 48.1% are male, and 51.9% are female. Minors make up 11.7% of the population, and seniors make up 31.3%.[6][7]
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Immigration
editNotable people
edit- Joseph Costa — photographer, founder of the National Press Photographers Association, born in Caltabellotta[12]
- Pedro de Luna - Peralta y Medici-Salviati
- Flavius Mithridates
References
edit- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ↑ "Joe Costa". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
Sources
edit- Trigilia, Melchiorre (2011). S. Pellegrino di Caltabellotta. Caltabellotta.
