Metropolitan City of Messina
The Metropolitan City of Messina is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalities. According to Eurostat in 2014, the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants.
The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands also is administratively a part of Metropolitan City of Messina.History
It was first created by the reform of local authorities and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.Geography
Territory
The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the Metropolitan City of Catania and the Province of Enna. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of the Strait of Messina, shared with Reggio Calabria.
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, the second Sunday of July at Fondachelli FantinaMunicipalities
List of Metropolitan Mayors of Messina
Traditions
