San Giovanni la Punta
Encyclopedia
San Giovanni la Punta is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Catania
in the Italian
region Sicily
, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo
and about 8 km northeast of Catania
.
San Giovanni la Punta borders the following municipalities: Aci Bonaccorsi
, Pedara
, San Gregorio di Catania
, Sant'Agata li Battiati
, Trecastagni
, Tremestieri Etneo
, Valverde
, Viagrande
.
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 Catania
Province of Catania
Catania is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania.It has an area of 3,552 km², and a total population of 1,073,881 . There are 58 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Catania...
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...
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 160 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...
and about 8 km northeast of Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
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San Giovanni la Punta borders the following municipalities: Aci Bonaccorsi
Aci Bonaccorsi
Aci Bonaccorsi is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 10 km northeast of Catania...
, Pedara
Pedara
Pedara is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 224 km southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 11,233 and an area of...
, San Gregorio di Catania
San Gregorio di Catania
San Gregorio di Catania is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km southeast of Palermo and about 7 km northeast of Catania....
, Sant'Agata li Battiati
Sant'Agata li Battiati
Sant'Agata li Battiati is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located very near to Catania....
, Trecastagni
Trecastagni
Trecastagni is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 11 km north of Catania...
, Tremestieri Etneo
Tremestieri Etneo
Tremestieri Etneo is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 8 km north of Catania....
, Valverde
Valverde (CT)
Valverde is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km southeast of Palermo and about 7 km northeast of Catania...
, Viagrande
Viagrande
Viagrande is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 11 km north of Catania...
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Famous people
- Gabriele AllegraGabriele AllegraGabriele Allegra was a Franciscan Friar and scripture scholar. He is best known for performing the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible into the Chinese language. His Studium Biblicum Translation is often considered the definitive Chinese Bible among Catholics...
(1907-1976) - Lucia Mangano, Venerable (1896-1946)