Palermo
Palermo is an Italian city. It is the capital and largest city of Sicily. It has 720,000 people, with more than 1,000,000 in the metropolitan area. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The city started as a colony of Phoenicia. It was later Roman -for a century Islamic- and Norman and part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. After Italian unification Palermo grew rapidly. The city was bombed heavily in 1942 and 1943.
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| Comune di Palermo | |
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| The municipality of Palermo within the Metropolitan City of Palermo The municipality of Palermo within the Metropolitan City of Palermo | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Founded | 736 BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Lagalla ([[List of political parties in Italy|UDC]]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.59 km2 (62.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| • Total | 625,956 |
| • Density | 3,897.85/km2 (10,095.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90100 |
| Patron saint | Saint Rosalia, Saint Agata, Saint Oliva and Saint Benedict the Moor |
| Saint day | 15 July |
| Website | Official website |
Palermo Media
Gulf of Mondello seen from Monte Pellegrino
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Mount Pellegrino, pictured at the end of the 19th century; the mountain is visible from everywhere in the city.
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Locator map for districts of Palermo, Italy
Palazzo dei Normanni, seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly
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Phoenician wall in via degli Schioppettieri
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Palermo Botanical Garden: the Winter Garden greenhouses
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San Giovanni degli Eremiti, a church showing elements of Byzantine, Arabic, and Norman architecture
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