Back علقمة (صقلية) Arabic الکامو AZB Алкамо Bulgarian Alcamo Breton Alcamo Catalan Алькамо CE Alcamo (munisipyo) CEB Alcamo Danish Alcamo German Άλκαμο Greek
Alcamo | |
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| Comune di Alcamo | |
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Location of Alcamo  | |
  Alcamo Location of Alcamo in Italy  Alcamo Alcamo (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 12°57′50″E / 37.97778°N 12.96389°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani |
| Frazioni | Alcamo Marina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Surdi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.79 km2 (50.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (31 October 2020)Data Table Istat | |
| • Total | 44,925 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Alcamese (Italian) Àrcamisi (Sicilian) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91011 |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Patron saint | Madonna of the Miracles |
| Saint day | 21 June |
| Website | Official website |
Alcamo (Italian pronunciation: [alˈkaːmo]; Sicilian: Àrcamu, [ˈaɾkamʊ], or Àlcamu) is the fourth-largest town and commune of the Province of Trapani, Sicily, with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Palermo and Trapani.
Nowadays the town territory includes an area of 130,79 square kilometres and is the second municipality as for population density in the province of Trapani, after Erice.[2]
Alcamo is bounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, Balestrate and Partinico on the east, Camporeale on the south and Calatafimi-Segesta and Castellammare del Golfo on the west. Its most important hamlet is Alcamo Marina at about 6 kilometres from the town centre. Together with other municipalities it takes part in the Associazione Città del Vino, the movement Patto dei Sindaci, Progetto Città dei Bambini, Rete dei Comuni Solidali[3] and Patto Territoriale Golfo di Castellammare.[2]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Comuni-Italiani.it
- ^ tuttitalia.it – Alcamo