Elevation 75 m (246 ft) Area 33.16 km² Patron saint Burgundofara | Demonym(s) Cinisensi Local time Saturday 10:51 PM Postal code 90045 Dialling code 091 | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Cinisi is a town and a comune in the province of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2007 it had an estimated population of 12,100.
Contents
- Map of 90045 Cinisi Province of Palermo Italy
- Geography
- Culture
- Demographics
- Transport
- Personalities
- References
Map of 90045 Cinisi Province of Palermo, Italy
Geography
The town is part of the Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipalities of Carini and Terrasini and count the civil parish (frazione) of Punta Raisi, seat of Palermo Airport. It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Palermo centre, 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Trapani and 31 kilometres (19 mi) from Alcamo.
Culture
Cinisi is famous, among other things, for the Carnival parade with many papier-mâché. floats. Famous anti-mafia activist Giuseppe Impastato was killed in Cinisi in 1978.
Demographics
Transport
The Falcone-Borsellino Airport of Palermo, also known as Punta Raisi, is located in its municipal territory. Cinisi counts a pair of train stations (Cinisi-Terrasini on the Palermo-Trapani line and Punta Raisi, served by the Palermo metropolitan railway service) and is served by the A29 motorway.