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Messina

Total population

216,918

Coordinates38.19°, 15.55°

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City facts

Overview

Messina is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 217,033 inhabitants in the city proper and 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
38.1938
Longitude
15.5542
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
083048
Province
Messina (ME)
Region
Sicilia
NUTS3 (2024)
ITG13
Codice catastale
F158
Province capital
Yes

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)