Castrofilippo

Castrofilippo
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Agrigento  (AG)
Local name	Castrufilippu
Coordinates	37 ° 21 '  N , 13 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 21 '0 "  N , 13 ° 45' 4"  E
height	470  m slm
surface	17.96 km²
Residents	2,786 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	155 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	92020
prefix	0922
ISTAT number	084013
Popular name	Castrofilippesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio Abate
Website	Castrofilippo

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Castrofilippo is a town in the free municipal consortium of Agrigento in the region of Sicily in Italy with 2786 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Castrofilippo is 22 km east of Agrigento . The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture.

Salvatore Ippolito is currently the mayor's office (Italian: Sindaco). This is in his second term of office, which is 4 years each. The municipal council (Italian: consiglio comunale) of Castrofilippo consists of 15 members. The chairman is Salvatore Graci.

The neighboring towns are Canicattì , Favara , Naro and Racalmuto .

history

The place was founded in 1584 by Stefano Morreale.

Attractions

• The old town with winding streets
• The parish church from the 18th century, it is consecrated to the Rosary Madonna

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

• Castrofilippo municipality (Italian)