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Misterbianco
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Misterbianco is one of Italy’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced. It is a commune in the province of Catania in the Sicily region. It is located about 160 kilometers to the southeast of Palermo and about 6 kilometers to the west of Catania. It is situated at an altitude of 210 meters above the sea level and has a total area of 37.5 square kilometers.
According to the 2004 census as of December 31, the city listed a total population of 45,961 inhabitants and density of 1225 inhabitants per square kilometer. The municipality of Misterbianco contains the subdivision of Piano Tavola and borders the following municipalities of Camporotondo Etneo, Catania, Motta Sant'Anastasia, and San Pietro Clarenza.
Presently, Misterbianco experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of Italy. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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