Mojo Alcantara Explained

Mojo Alcantara
Official Name:Comune di Mojo Alcantara
Coordinates:37.9°N 18°W
Region:Sicily
Metropolitan City:Messina (ME)
Mayor:Antonino Angelo Piazza
Area Total Km2:8.4
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:756
Population As Of:30 November 2011
Population Demonym:Moiesi
Elevation M:535
Postal Code:98030
Area Code:0942

Mojo Alcantara (Sicilian: Moju d'Alcàntara) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150km (90miles) east of Palermo and about 50km (30miles) southwest of Messina.

Mojo Alcantara borders the following municipalities: Castiglione di Sicilia, Malvagna, Roccella Valdemone. It takes its name from the Alcantara river, flowing nearby, and the Monte Mojo, a side volcanic cone of Mount Etna.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.