- Salaparuta
Infobox CityIT
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official_name = Comune di Salaparuta
name = Salaparuta
region = flagicon|SicilySicily
province = Trapani (TP)
elevation_m = 171
area_total_km2 = 41
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 1835
population_density_km2 = 45
coordinates = coord|37|45|N|13|0|E|region:IT_type:city(1835)
mapx = 37.760
mapy = 13.010
frazioni =
telephone = 0924
postalcode = 91020
gentilic = Salaparutani, Salitani
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day =
mayor = Rosario Drago (since June 14, 2004)
website =Salaparuta is a town in South-Western
Sicily ,Italy , administratively part of theprovince of Trapani . It has 1,835 inhabitants as of 2001.The original site of the town was the epicentre of a violent earthquake which took place in 1968. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837724,00.html The Day the Earth Shook] , Time Magazine, January 26, 1968] As a result, Salaparuta was completely destroyed and rebuilt not far from the original location. The current Salaparuta is still home to many of the citizens of the old town.
Salaparuta is popularly known for its DOC wine production, one of the finest in the zone, and also the main income source for the town.
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