Pietraperzia
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Pietraperzia
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| Comune di Pietraperzia | |
 Palazzo Comunale | |
  Pietraperzia Location within Italy  Pietraperzia Location within Sicily | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′N 14°8′E / 37.400°N 14.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Enna (EN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Calogero Bevilacqua |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.11 km2 (45.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 476 m (1,562 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 6,183 |
| • Density | 52.35/km2 (135.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pietrini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 94016 |
| Dialing code | 0934 |
| Patron saint | Saint Roch |
| Website | Official website |
Pietraperzia (Sicilian: Petrapirzia) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Enna in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Enna and 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Palermo. It has 6,183 inhabitants.
Pietraperzia borders the municipalities of Barrafranca, Caltanissetta, Enna, Mazzarino, Piazza Armerina, and Riesi.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 6,183, of which 47.7% are males, and 52.3% are females. Minors make up 15.1% of the population, and seniors make up 26.9%.
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.9% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, and France.
Notable people
- Elvira Mancuso (1867–1958), writer, born in and died in Petrapirzia
- Vincenzo Aurelio Guarnaccia (1899–1954), poet and translator
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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