Itala is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Messina

Province of Messina

Messina is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina.-Geography and demography :...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region 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,...

, located about 180 km east of Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

 and about 20 km southwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,687 and an area of 10.7 km².

The municipality of Itala contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Marina di Itàla, Casalello, Borgo, Mannello, Quartiere del Medico (anche detto Quartarello), and Croce.

Itala borders the following municipalities: Alì

Alì

Alì is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 20 km southwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 900 and an area of 16.7 km²....

, Alì Terme

Alì Terme

Alì Terme is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 25 km southwest of Messina...

, Fiumedinisi

Fiumedinisi

Fiumedinisi is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 25 km southwest of Messina....

, Messina, Scaletta Zanclea

Scaletta Zanclea

Scaletta Zanclea is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 15 km southwest of Messina....

.