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Borgetto | |
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Comune di Borgetto | |
Coordinates:38°3′N13°9′E/ 38.050°N 13.150°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Palermo(PA) |
Frazioni | Partinico,Giardinello,Montelepre,Monreale |
Area | |
• Total | 25 km2(10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 7,394 |
• Density | 300/km2(770/sq mi) |
Demonym | Borgettani |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 90042 |
Dialing code | 091 |
ISTATcode | 082013 |
Website | Official website |
Borgetto(Sicilian:Lu Burgettu) is a small mountain Italian town of theMetropolitan City of PalermoinSicily.As of 2012 Borgetto had an estimated population of 7,394.[3]The town overlooks the northern coastline of Sicily.
History[edit]
The origins of Borgetto are disputed. The two largely accepted theories are that Borgetto was set up as vantage point over the Mediterranean Sea by Arab invaders. Thus, comes the root of Borgetto, Burj, which translates to tower in Arabic. Borgetto is the combination of Burj (tower) and -etto (a suffix meaning small in Italian).
The other theory is that Borgetto was set up by the Greeks as Greek ruins are commonplace throughout Sicily. This theory, however, is based on theory as opposed to fact.
Sources[edit]
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^"The World Gazetteer".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-01.Retrieved2007-02-24.