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.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Partially Attested
Population Estimate YearThe 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. Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Catania
Wikimedia FoundationLead 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.
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