Buseto Palizzolo
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Buseto Palizzolo | |
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Comune di Buseto Palizzolo | |
Buseto Palizzolo Location of Buseto Palizzolo in Italy | |
Coordinates: 38°1′N 12°44′E / 38.017°N 12.733°ECoordinates: 38°1′N 12°44′E / 38.017°N 12.733°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Trapani (TP) |
Government | |
• Mayor | oberto Maiorana |
Area | |
• Total | 72.81 km2 (28.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,944 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Busetani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 91012 |
Dialing code | 0923 |
Patron saint | Maria SS. del Carmelo |
Saint day | July 16 |
Website | Official website |
Buseto Palizzolo (Sicilian: Palazzolu) is a town and comune in North-Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani.
Geography[]
Buseto Palizzolo is located in the hills east of Trapani, the highest of which is
with a height of 500 metres above sea level. Buseto Palizzolo is composed of various areas and hamlets, without a main central settlement. The main settlements are Buseto Centro, Badia, Battaglia, Buseto Superiore, and . These settlements blur into one another, but the frazioni of , Fazio, and are located at a distance of 11, 5, and 6 km respectively from the centre.3 km southeast of Buseto Superiore is
, a vast wooded area which is among the largest in western Sicily.History[]
The comune of Buseto Palizzolo, like those of Valderice, Custonaci and San Vito Lo Capo, were created as a result of the division of the very large comune of Monte San Giuliano during the 1930s.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Sicily
- Municipalities of the Province of Trapani
- Sicily geography stubs