Aragona
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Aragona is a small commune in the province of Agrigento
in the Italian
island of Sicily
. Aragona is known in the Sicilian language
as Aragunaor Raona. Aragona was famous for its sulfur mines.
Province of Agrigento
Agrigento is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population of 454,370...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
island of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. Aragona is known in the Sicilian language
Sicilian language
Sicilian is a Romance language. Its dialects make up the Extreme-Southern Italian language group, which are spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands; in southern and central Calabria ; in the southern parts of Apulia, the Salento ; and Campania, on the Italian mainland, where it is...
as Aragunaor Raona. Aragona was famous for its sulfur mines.
Bounding communes
- CampofrancoCampofrancoCampofranco is a comune in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km southeast of Palermo and about 35 km west of Caltanissetta...
- CastelterminiCastelterminiCasteltermini is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km southeast of Palermo and about 25 km north of Agrigento....
- ComitiniComitiniComitini is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km southeast of Palermo and about 13 km northeast of Agrigento. The town was founded in 1627 by Gastone Bellacera on a hill named Comitini...
- FavaraFavara, AgrigentoFavara is a town and comune of south central Sicily , in the province of Agrigento, 8 km East of Agrigento by road.The town has a considerable agricultural trade, and there are sulfur and other mines in the neighborhood.-Main sights:...
- Grotte
- Joppolo GiancaxioJoppolo GiancaxioJoppolo Giancaxio is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km south of Palermo and about 8 km northwest of Agrigento...
- Sant'Angelo MuxaroSant'Angelo MuxaroSant'Angelo Muxaro is an Arbëresh comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km south of Palermo and about 20 km north of Agrigento...
- Santa ElisabettaSanta ElisabettaSanta Elisabetta is a small town in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km south of Palermo and about 13 km north of Agrigento...
Population History
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 8,011 | - |
| 1871 | 8.716 | |
| 1881 | 9,674 | - |
| 1901 | 11,895 | - |
| 1911 | 13,329 | - |
| 1921 | 11,352 | - |
| 1931 | 11,709 | - |
| 1936 | 14,354 | - |
| 1951 | 12,689 | - |
| 1961 | 12,909 | - |
| 1971 | 12,016 | - |
| 1981 | 10,271 | - |
| 1991 | 10,416 | - |
| 2001 | 10,065 | - |
| December 31, 2004 December 2004 December 2004: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-→-Deaths in December:*30 Artie Shaw*29 Julius Axelrod*28 Jacques Dupuis*28 Jerry Orbach*28 Susan Sontag*26 Reggie White... |
10,092 | 322/km² |