Calatabiano

Calatabiano () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy.

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Italian comune.name: Calatabiano
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Calatabiano
Italian comune.image_skyline: Calatabiano 01.jpg
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Catania (CT)
Italian comune.frazioni: Lapide Pasteria, Ponte Borea, Ciotto, San Marco
Italian comune.mayor: Giuseppe Intelisano
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 26.42
Italian comune.population_total: 5264
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 April 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Calatabianesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 60
Italian comune.saint: St. Philip of Agira
Italian comune.day: 12 May
Italian comune.postal_code: 95011
Italian comune.area_code: 095

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Calatabiano () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy.

== Geography == Calatabiano is located about 60 metres above the sea level. It is located about 42 kilometres northeast of Catania. about 58 kilometres southwest of Messina and about 175 kilometres east of Palermo. The population is about 75% in the center of the town, and about 25% is located in Pasteria Lapide. Calatabiano borders the following municipalities: Castiglione di Sicilia, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Giardini-Naxos, Linguaglossa, Piedimonte Etneo, Taormina. The municipality of Calatabiano is a part of Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara (Alcantara River Park).

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