Ragusa, Sicily
Ragusa
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| Città di Ragusa | |
Panorama of Ragusa Ibla | |
Ragusa within the homonymous province | |
Location of Ragusa | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′N 14°45′E / 36.933°N 14.750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Ragusa (RG) |
| Frazioni | Marina di Ragusa, San Giacomo Bellocozzo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Cassì |
| Area | |
• Total | 442.6 km2 (170.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 73,778 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ragusano |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 97100 |
| Dialing code | 0932 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist (Ragusa) St. George (Ragusa Ibla) |
| Saint day | June 24 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1024rev-007 |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
| Area | 17.39 ha (1,872,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 29.32 ha (3,156,000 sq ft) |
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Ragusa (Italian: [raˈɡuːza] ⓘ; Sicilian: Rausa [raˈuːsa]; Latin: Ragusia) is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with 73,778 inhabitants as of 2025. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica. Together with seven other cities in the Val di Noto, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.