Santa Flavia

Santa Flavia (known as Solunto until 1880) is a town in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.

Santa Flavia
Comune di Santa Flavia
Panorama of Santa Flavia
Coat of arms
Location of Santa Flavia
Santa Flavia
Location of Santa Flavia in Italy
Santa Flavia
Santa Flavia (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°5′N 13°32′E
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
FrazioniPorticello, Sant'Elia, Solanto
Government
  MayorSalvatore Sanfilippo
Area
  Total14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2018)[2]
  Total11,186
  Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Flavesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90017
Dialing code091
ISTAT code082067
Patron saintSt. Anne
Saint day26 July
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

The town is situated between the Gulf of Palermo and the town and hot springs known as Termini Imerese, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Palermo. Inside the town are the remains of the ancient city of Soluntum.

The main agricultural product of Santa Flavia is the grapefruit. Additionally, the town, due to its location on the coast is known for its different types of fresh fish. The town caters to tourism, specifically its many seaside resorts.

Twin towns

gollark: I mean, who puts them there? WHY?
gollark: I *somehow* randomly got a 2G prize from the AP. Weird.
gollark: Mysterious. I wonder who throws out such things.
gollark: For some reason there was just a 1-hour-to-death CB ice in the AP.
gollark: Running an autorefresher on the eggs helps with hatching them, but they get sick and annoying.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)




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