Province of Caltanissetta
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| Nation |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Capital | Caltanissetta |
| Area | 2,128 km² |
| Population (2005) | 275,221 |
| Density | 129 |
| Comuni | 22 |
| Vehicle Registration | CL |
| Postal Code | 93100, 93010-93020 |
| Telephone Prefix | 0934, 0933, 0922 |
| ISTAT | 085 |
| President | Filippo Collura |
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The Province of Caltanissetta is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. It contains 22 comuni (singular: comune), see Comuni of the Province of Caltanissetta.
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[edit] Bounding provinces
In order of counterclockwise
- Province of Agrigento, W
- Province of Palermo, NW
- Province of Enna, N
- Province of Catania, NE
- Province of Ragusa, E
[edit] Coat of arms
Its coat of arms are made up with a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle.
[edit] Geography
The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento, an enclafe without locality of the province of Enna.
The land extends to the Gela plain and into the gulf named Gela.
As for June 30, 2005, the main communes by population are:
| Communes | Population |
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| Gela | 77,234 |
| Caltanissetta | 60,632 |
| Niscemi | 26,734 |
| San Cataldo | 23,199 |
| Mazzarino | 12,340 |
| Riesi | 11,649 |
| Mussomeli | 11,306 |
| Sommatino | 7,515 |
| Serradifalco | 6,383 |
| Santa Caterina Villarmosa | 5,866 |
| Butera | 5,142 |
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- (Italian) Official website
- Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Caltanissetta
| Europe | Italy | Sicily (Sicilia) |
| Agrigento | Caltanissetta | Catania | Enna | Messina | Palermo | Ragusa | Syracuse (Siracusa) | Trapani |
| Acquaviva Platani | Bompensiere | Butera | Caltanissetta | Campofranco | Delia | Gela | Marianopoli | Mazzarino | Milena | Montedoro | Mussomeli | Niscemi | Resuttano | Riesi | San Cataldo | Santa Caterina Villarmosa | Serradifalco | Sommatino | Sutera | Vallelunga Pratameno | Villalba |
