Free Municipal Consortium Trapani

Free Municipal Consortium Trapani
State :	Italy
Region :	Sicily
Area :	2,460.08 km² ( 55th )
Residents :	428,377 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	174 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	24
License plate :	TP
ISO-3166-2 identification :	IT-TP
Website:	Free Municipal Consortium Trapani

The Free Municipal Consortium Trapani (Italian Libero consorzio comunale di Trapani ) is an administrative unit of the Autonomous Region of Sicily in Italy . The capital is Trapani . It was created through the transformation of the Province of Trapani (Italian Provincia di Trapani ) with Regional Law No. 8 of March 24, 2014 and the provisions of Regional Law No. 15 of August 4, 2015.

The Free Community Consortium is located on the western tip of Sicily. It consists of the sloping Sicily sloping down to the plain between Trapani and Marsala and only has higher mountains in the northeast ( Monte Sparagio 1109 m, Monte Bonifato 825 m). The Belice , the San Bartolomeo to the Gulf of Castellammare del Golfo , the Mazaro and the Birgi are the most important watercourses. The Free Parish Consortium borders in the northeast on the metropolitan city of Palermo , in the southeast on the Free Parish Consortium Agrigento . The Free Community Consortium is divided into 24 communities. These include the Egadi Islands with the municipality of Favignana and the island of Pantelleria . Around 428,377 inhabitants live in an area of 2,460 km² (as of December 31, 2019) . The main occupations are agriculture with the cultivation of vegetables and fruits, the production of olive oil and tuna fishing .

Largest city is Marsala. Tourist centers are San Vito lo Capo and the island of Pantelleria as well as the archaeological sites of Mozia , Segesta and Selinunt .