Provinces  of  Sicily

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 22 October 2023
The nine provinces of Sicily are named after the major cities in each distinct area of the island. Sicily is one of the 20 regions of Italy and within 18 of those regions there are a series of provinces. 

The provinces are typically named after a city or large town and themselves contain a number of comunes which are the remaining towns and certain villages. The smallest denomination, after the comunes, are the frazioni which each belong to a comune. 

The Metropolitan City of Palermo is the province of the capital of Sicily and covers the largest territory with 5,009 km². 
The province with the greatest number of comunes in Sicily is the Metropolitan City of Messina with 108, while the Metropolitan City of Catania has the second highest population (1,066,765), slightly smaller than that of the Metropolitan City of Palermo's 1,214,291.

The remaining six provinces are named after the cities of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Enna, Ragusa, Syracuse and Trapani. 
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Metropolitan  City  of  Palermo

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Santa Flavia, Metropolitan City of Palermo
Provincial capital: Palermo

Population: 1,214,291

Size: 5,009 km²

Comunes: 82

Code: PA

Highlights: ​Monreale, Ustica, Cefalù, Castelbuono, Santa Flavia

Agrigento  Province

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Bovo Marina, Agrigento Province
Provincial capital: Agrigento

Population: 419,847

Size: 3,042 km²

Comunes: 43

Code: AG

Highlights: ​Valley of the Temples, Scala dei Turchi, Pelagie Islands

Caltanissetta  Province

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Sutera, Caltanissetta Province
Provincial capital: Caltanissetta

Population: 252,803

Size: 2,128 km²

Comunes: 22

Code: CL

Highlights: ​Sutera, Castello Manfredonico, Gela, Mussomeli

Enna  Province

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Piazza Armerina, Enna Province
Provincial capital: Enna

Population: 158,183

Size: 2,574 km²

Comunes: 20​

Code: EN

Highlights: ​Villa Romana del Casale, Gagliano Castelferrato

Metropolitan  City  of  Catania

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Militello in Val di Catania, Metropolitan City of Catania
Provincial capital: Catania

Population: 1,066,765

Size: 3,573 km²

Comunes: 58

Code: CT

Highlights: ​Mount Etna, Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania

Metropolitan  City  of  Messina

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Isola Bella, Taormina, Metropolitan City of Messina
Provincial capital: Messina

Population: 609,223

Size: 3,266 km²

Comunes: 108

Code: ME

Highlights: ​Aeolian Islands, Taormina, Isola Bella, Marinello Beach

Ragusa  Province

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Modica, Ragusa Province
Provincial capital: Ragusa

Population: 314,950

Size: 1,624 km²

Comunes: 12

Code: RG

Highlights: ​Modica, Punta Secca, Donnafugata Castle, Scicli

Syracuse  Province

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Noto, Syracuse Province
Provincial capital: Syracuse

Population: 386,451

Size: 2,124 km²

Comunes: 21

Code: SR

Highlights: ​Noto, Necropolis of Pantalica, Marzamemi, Ferla

Trapani  Province

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Macari Beach, Trapani Province
Provincial capital: Trapani

Population: 418,363

Size: 2,460 km²

Comunes: 25

Code: TP

Highlights: ​Riserva dello Zingaro, Aegadian Islands, Pantelleria

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