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Catania

Southern Europe

Catania is the second-largest city on the island of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and population, lying on the eastern coast in the shadow of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano. Repeatedly rebuilt after earthquakes and eruptions, the city's late-baroque center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Catania today serves as a major port, university town and industrial and commercial hub for eastern Sicily.

Facts
Population
296,984 1
Area (sq km)
182.9 1
Founding Year
729 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
7 1
Latitude
37.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.09 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Partially Attested
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
The article infobox dates the city-proper population figure to 2026, but the lead prose that states the figure itself gives no explicit date. Recorded from the infobox population_as_of field.
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Associated With

Ionian Sea, Bodies of Water
Italy, Countries
Sicily, States or Territories
Source Wikipedia: Catania
Southern Europe, Regions
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Catania
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
    The population of the city proper is 296,984, while the population of the metropolitan city is 1,067,550.
  • Infobox population_as_of field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
  • Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
  • Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
  • History, Foundation section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
    Around 729 BC, the ancient village of Katane was occupied by Chalcidian Greek settlers from nearby Naxos along the coast.
  • Associated With: Sicily, Lead section
    The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.5,15.09
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 8.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 15.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 15.25
37.75 15.25 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Catania - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2525068
Quote, cities500 record 2525068
37.49223 15.07041 P PPLA2 IT 15 CT 087015 0870156 311584 7 40 Europe/Rome
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Wikidata: Catania
Wikidata Q1903, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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