Cinisi

Cinisi
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cinisi
Cinisi beach
Location of Cinisi in the Province of Palermo
Cinisi Location of Cinisi in Italy
Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°6′E / 38.167°N 13.1°E / 38.167; 13.1Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°6′E / 38.167°N 13.1°E / 38.167; 13.1
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Punta Raisi
Area
- Total	33.16 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
- Total	12,100
- Density	364.9/km2 (945.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Cinisensi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	90045
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	Santa Fara
Website	Official website

Cinisi is a town and a comune in the province of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2007 it had an estimated population of 12,100.^[1]

Geography

The town is part of the Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipalities of Carini and Terrasini and count the civil parish (frazione) of Punta Raisi, seat of Palermo Airport. It is far 36 km from Palermo centre, 77 from Trapani and 31 from Alcamo.

Culture

Cinisi is famous, among other things, for the Carnival parade with many papier-mâché. floats.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

• Note: 2007 estimation by The World Gazetteer.^[2]

Transport

The Falcone-Borsellino Airport of Palermo, also known as Punta Raisi, is located in its municipal territory. Cinisi counts a pair of train stations (Cinisi-Terrasini on the Palermo-Trapani line and Punta Raisi on the Palermo Metro) and is served by the A29 motorway.

Personalities

• Giovanni Meli (1740 – 1815), Sicilian poet.
• Gaetano Badalamenti (1923 – 2004), powerful leader of the Sicilian Mafia.
• Giuseppe Impastato (1948 – 1978), political activist againist Mafia. The 2000 film I cento passi, dedicated to him, was filmed in Cinisi.
• Joe Butera and Paul Butera - Chicago, Illinois, Entrepenuers

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Italian) Source: ISTAT 2011
2. ^ "The World Gazetteer". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=461359310. Retrieved 2007-02-24. 

External links

Media related to Cinisi at Wikimedia Commons