Raccuja 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

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 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Sicily

Sicily

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, located about 140 km east of Palermo

Palermo

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 and about 60 km west of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,295 and an area of 25.1 km².

The municipality of Raccuja 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) Zappa, S. Nicolò, and Fossochiodo.

Raccuja borders the following municipalities: Floresta, Montalbano Elicona

Montalbano Elicona

Montalbano Elicona is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150 km east of Palermo and about 50 km southwest of Messina...

, San Piero Patti

San Piero Patti

San Piero Patti is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 140 km east of Palermo and about 50 km southwest of Messina...

, Sant'Angelo di Brolo

Sant'Angelo di Brolo

Sant'Angelo di Brolo is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 km east of Palermo and about 60 km west of Messina...

, Sinagra, Ucria

Ucria

Ucria is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 km east of Palermo and about 60 km west of Messina.-External links:*...

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