Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle
| |
|---|---|
| Comune di Porto Empedocle | |
Location of Porto Empedocle | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′N 13°32′E / 37.300°N 13.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Calogero Martello |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017) | |
• Total | 17,936 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Empedoclini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92014 |
| Dialing code | 0922 |
| Patron saint | Saint Gerland of Agrigento |
| Saint day | February 25 |
| Website | Official website |
Porto Empedocle (Sicilian: 'a Marina) is a town and comune in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. It was named after Empedocles, a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of the city of Akragas (present-day Agrigento), in his day a Greek colony in Sicily. The primary industries of Porto Empedocle are agriculture, fishing, ironworking, pharmaceuticals and rock salt refining.