Petralia Soprana 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 Palermo

Province of Palermo

The Province of Palermo is a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. The Province of Palermo has 82 comuni , 1,239,272 inhabitants, and is 4,992 km² .-External links:...

 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 70 km southeast 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...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,630 and an area of 56.8 km².

The municipality of Petralia Soprana 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) Acquamara, Borgo Aiello, Borgo Pala, Cipampini, Cozzo Bianco, Fasanò, Gioiotti, Gulini, Lodico, Lucia, Madonnuzza, Miranti, Pellizzara, Pianello, Pira, Raffo, San Giovanni, SS. Trinità, Sabatini, Saccù, Salaci, Salinella, Scarcini, Scarpella, Serra di Lio, Stretti, Verdi I e Verdi II, and Villa Letizia.

Petralia Soprana borders the following municipalities: Alimena

Alimena

Alimena is a comune in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,363 and an area of 59.4 km²....

, Blufi

Blufi

Blufi is a comune in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,169 and an area of 20.5 km²....

, Bompietro

Bompietro

Bompietro is a comune in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km southeast of Palermo...

, Gangi, Geraci Siculo

Geraci Siculo

Geraci Siculo is a comune in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km southeast of Palermo...

, Petralia Sottana

Petralia Sottana

Petralia Sottana is a town and comune in the Province of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Italy.-Geography:...

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