Milena, Sicily

Milena
—  Comune  —
Comune di Milena
Milena Location of Milena in Italy
Coordinates: 37°28′N 13°44′E / 37.467°N 13.733°E / 37.467; 13.733Coordinates: 37°28′N 13°44′E / 37.467°N 13.733°E / 37.467; 13.733
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Province of Caltanissetta (CL)
Area
- Total	24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total	3,376
- Density	137.8/km2 (356.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Milenesi ("Milucchisi" in local dialect)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	93010
Dialing code	0934
Website	Official website

Milena (Sicilian: Milocca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km southeast of Palermo and about 30 km west of Caltanissetta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,376 and an area of 24.5 km².^[1]

Formerly known as Milocca, it was the subject of a critically acclaimed book, Milocca: A Sicilian Village by Charlotte Gower Chapman, who in 1935 detailed everyday life in the small rural Sicilian town, one of the earliest cultural anthropology studies of a semi-literate people.

Milena borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Campofranco, Grotte, Racalmuto, Sutera.

Toponym

Its name (1933) is a form of homage to the Queen Milena of Montenegro, the mother of the Queen Elena, wife of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• www.comune.milena.cl.it/
• www.bandamusicalemilena.it/