Cianciana
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Free community consortium | Agrigento (AG) | |
Local name | Cianciana | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 31 ' N , 13 ° 26' E | |
height | 390 m slm | |
surface | 37.71 km² | |
Residents | 3,322 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 88 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 92012 | |
prefix | 0922 | |
ISTAT number | 084015 | |
Popular name | Ciancianesi | |
Patron saint | Sant'Antonio da Padova | |
Website | Cianciana |
Cianciana is a town in the free municipal consortium of Agrigento in the region of Sicily in Italy with 3322 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
Location and dates
Cianciana is 44 km northwest of Agrigento . The main industries are agriculture and the extraction of mineral salts.
The neighboring municipalities are Alessandria della Rocca , Bivona , Cattolica Eraclea , Ribera and Sant'Angelo Muxaro .
history
Cianciana was founded in 1640 and was then called Sant 'Antonio di Cianciana. After sulfur was found in the neighboring towns in the 19th century , the city developed.
Attractions
- Parish church from the 17th century
- Church of Sant 'Antonino
- 17th century Joppolo Palace
Web links
Commons : Cianciana - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cianciana municipality (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.