Pantelleria
Pantelleria
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| Comune di Pantelleria | |
Panorama of Pantelleria | |
Location of Pantelleria | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 11°59′33″E / 36.78750°N 11.99250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Frazioni | Kamma, Pantelleria Aeroporto, Scauri, Bagno Dell'Acqua, Bonsulton, Buccaram Di Sopra, Bugeber, Campobello, Contrada Venedise, Cufurà, Gadir, Garitte Karuscia, Khaddiuggia, Khamma Fuori, Località Cimillia, Località Mursia, Località Punta Fram, Località Roncone – Salerno, Località Ziton, Madonna Delle Grazie, Martingana, Mordomo, Penna, San Michele, San Vito, Santa Chiara, Scauri I, Siba – Roncone, Villaggio Tre Pietre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Vittorio Campo |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.53 km2 (32.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 7,335 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Panteschi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91017 |
| Dialing code | 0923 |
| Patron saint | St. Fortunatus |
| Saint day | 16 October |
| Website | Official website |
Pantelleria (Italian: [pantelleˈriːa]; Sicilian: Pantiḍḍirìa [pandɪɖɖɪˈɾiːa]), known in ancient times as Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 106 kilometres (55 nautical miles) southwest of Sicily and 68 km (35 nmi) east of the Tunisian coast. On clear days Tunisia is visible from the island. Administratively Pantelleria's comune belongs to the Sicilian province of Trapani.
According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the population of Pantelleria was 7,335 in 2022.