Roccalumera 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 25 km southwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,145 and an area of 8.8 km².

The municipality of Roccalumera 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) Allume and Sciglio.

Roccalumera borders the following municipalities: 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....

, Furci Siculo

Furci Siculo

Furci Siculo is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 30 km southwest of Messina. Furci Siculo is twinned with Octeville sur Mer since 2010...

, Mandanici

Mandanici

Mandanici is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 30 km southwest of Messina...

, Nizza di Sicilia

Nizza di Sicilia

Nizza di Sicilia 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...

, Pagliara

Pagliara

Pagliara 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....

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External links

• www.comune.roccalumera.me.it