Villabate

Villabate
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Villabbati
Coordinates	38 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 4 '33 "  N , 13 ° 26' 44"  E
surface	3 km²
Residents	19,965 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	6,655 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90039
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082079
Popular name	Villabatesi

Villabate is a city of Metropolitan city of Palermo in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 19,965 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Villabate is 10 km east of Palermo . The residents mainly work in agriculture (citrus and fruit) and in trade.

The place is located directly on the A19 / E90 Palermo– Messina motorway .

The neighboring municipalities are Ficarazzi , Misilmeri and Palermo.

history

The founding date of Villabate is unknown. Finds during excavations prove, however, that people already lived here in ancient times .

Building

• Church of Sant 'Agata, built in the second half of the 19th century.

Others

Mafiosi Vincent Mangano (1888–1951) and Joseph Profaci (1891–1962), active in the USA, were born in Villabate.

Web links

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

• Information about Villabate (Italian)
• updated information from the municipality of Villabate

Individual evidence

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