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Metropolitan City of Palermo
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Location of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Established | 4 August 2015 |
| Capital | Palermo |
| Comuni | 82 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan Mayor | Roberto Lagalla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,009.28 km2 (1,934.09 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2017)
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| • Total | 1,260,193 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €23.223 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €18,229 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISTAT | 282[2] |
| Website | Official website |
The Metropolitan City of Palermo (Italian: città metropolitana di Palermo; Sicilian: citati metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan cityinSicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and 82 other comuni (sg.: comune).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1951 | 1,028,431 | — |
| 1961 | 1,111,397 | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 1,124,015 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1,198,575 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1,224,778 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,235,923 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,243,585 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,208,991 | −2.8% |
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It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by regional law on 15 August 2015.[3]
The Metropolitan City faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, while on the west it is bordered by the province of Trapani, on the south by the province of Agrigento and by that of Caltanissetta, to the east by the Metropolitan City of Messina and the province of Enna.
The island of Ustica is also included in the metropolitan territory.
The Metropolitan City includes 82 comuni (sg.: comune):
| Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Leoluca Orlando | 7 June 2016 | 20 June 2022 | PD |
| 2 | Roberto Lagalla | 20 June 2022 | incumbent | UDC |
The Metropolitan City is served by three motorways, two of which start in Palermo: A19toCatania and Termini Imerese; A20, departing from the former and leading to Messina; and A29, to Mazara del Vallo and Trapani.
Railroads include the Palermo-Messina and the Palermo-Catania.
There are two airports: Palermo–Boccadifalco and Palermo Punta Raisi.
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