Province of Caltanissetta
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| Statistics | |
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| Region | Sicily |
| Seat: | Caltanissetta |
| Area: | 2,125 km² |
| Population (2001): | 272,402 |
| Elevation: | sea level 891 m (Cozzo Pirtusiddu) |
| Density: | 128.19km² |
| Number of communes | 22 |
| Car designation | CL
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| Postal code: | 93100 - Caltanisetta 93010-93020 |
| Area codes: | 0934/934, 0933/933, Italian area code 0922/0922/922, 0363 |
| ISTAT code: | 085 |
| Homepage: | www.provincia.cl.it (in Italian) |
The Province of Caltanissetta is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy.
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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
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.
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.
See also
External links
| Europe | Italy | Sicily (Sicilia) |
| Agrigento | Caltanissetta | Catania | Enna | Messina | Palermo | Ragusa | Syracuse (Siracusa) | Trapani |
