Capaci

Capaci
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Capaci
Coordinates	38 ° 10 ′  N , 13 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  E
height	51  m slm
surface	6.12 km²
Residents	11,577 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,892 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90040
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082020
Popular name	Capacensi
Patron saint	Sant'Erasmo

Capaci is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 11,577 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Capaci is located 20 km west of Palermo directly on the Tyrrhenian Sea . The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture or live from tourism.

The neighboring municipalities are Carini , Isola delle Femmine and Torretta .

history

Monument to Giovanni Falcone

The place was founded in 1241.

On May 23, 1992, the lawyer Giovanni Falcone was killed with a bomb on the A29 autostrada near Capaci .

Archbishop and diplomat Salvatore Siino was born in Capaci in 1904.

Attractions

The parish church dates from the 18th century.

Web links

Commons : Capaci  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Page of Capaci (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.