Piraino

Piraino (Sicilian: Piràinu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.

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Italian comune.name: Piraino
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Piraino
Italian comune.image_skyline: Piraino_Chiesa2.JPG
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Messina (ME)
Italian comune.frazioni: Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, Zappardino
Italian comune.mayor: Maurizio Ruggeri
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 17.2
Italian comune.population_total: 3975
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2016
Italian comune.population_demonym: Pirainesi
Italian comune.elevation_m

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Piraino (Sicilian: Piràinu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.

The municipality of Piraino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, and Zappardino.