Major  Cities  of  Sicily

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 22 October 2023
The major cities of Sicily start with the island region's capital of Palermo which has a population of around 640,000. There are nine provinces of Sicily, each one named after the major city within it.

Catania is the second city of Sicily and capital of the eponymous province. Its population of just under 300,000 puts it ahead of Messina which faces Calabria across the narrow Messina Strait. 

In terms of tourism, the city of Syracuse is the equal of anything in Sicily while Ragusa and Trapani also offer their own charms. Enna, Agrigento and Caltanissetta are the remaining provincial capitals.  
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Palermo

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Palermo Port, Sicily

Catania

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Fontana dell'Elefante, Catania

Syracuse

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Lungomare d'Ortigia, Syracuse

Messina

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Fontana di Nettuno, Messina

Trapani

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Lungomare Dante Alighieri, Trapani

Enna

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Enna, Sicily

Ragusa

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Ragusa Ibla, Sicily

Agrigento

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Agrigento Central Station, Sicily

Caltanissetta

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Piazza Garibaldi, Caltanissetta

Marsala

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Marsala, Sicily

Top  Ten  Cities  and  Towns  in  Sicily  by  Population

Source: ISTAT (2021)
1. Palermo - 640,720
2. Catania - 294,298
3. Messina - 225,546
​4. Syracuse - 118,093
5. Marsala - 80,369
6. Gela - 71,535
7. Ragusa - 71,281
8. Trapani - 65,249
9. Vittoria - 62,271
10. ​Caltanissetta - 59,425

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