Valderice
Sign in to saveValderice (Sicilian: Valdèrici) is a town and comune in North-Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. The city is located in the inland, close to the provincial capital city of Trapani, but includes also a seaside frazione, Bonagia, in its territory.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Valderice
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Valderice
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Valderice seen from Erice.jpg
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Trapani (TP)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Bonagia, Sant'Andrea, Crocevie, Lentina, Casalbianco, Chiesanuova, Crocci, Lenzi
- Italian comune.mayor
- Francesco Stabile
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 52.96
- Italian comune.population_total
- 12301
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 28 February 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Valdericini
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 240
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 91019
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0923
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Valderice (Sicilian: Valdèrici) is a town and comune in North-Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. The city is located in the inland, close to the provincial capital city of Trapani, but includes also a seaside frazione, Bonagia, in its territory.
Previously called Paparella, the comune was created following the division of the comune of Monte San Giuliano, which had contained Erice, Custonaci and Buseto Palizzolo, as well as Valderice. It is the chief comune of the five Elimo-ericini communi and the most populous of them; it is the eighth most populous comune in the province.