San Mauro Castelverde Explained

San Mauro Castelverde
Official Name:	Comune di San Mauro Castelverde
Coordinates:	37.9144°N 14.1906°W
Region:	Sicily
Metropolitan City:	Palermo (PA)
Mayor:	Giuseppe Minutilla
Area Total Km2:	114
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	1634
Population As Of:	28 February 2017
Population Demonym:	Maurini
Elevation M:	1050
Saint:	Saint Maurus Abbot
Day:	15 January^[2]
Postal Code:	90010
Area Code:	0921

San Mauro Castelverde (Sicilian: Santu Màuru) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, southern Italy. San Mauro Castelverde had an estimated population of 1,634.

Notable persons from San Mauro Castelverde include Santa Biondo, who immigrated to the United States as a child and became famous as an opera singer during the 1930s.^[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy. San Mauro Castelverde is twinned with:

• Quilmes, Argentina
• Rush, Ireland

Notes and References

1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
2. The real celebration of the saint is held the first Tuesday of July and lasts for four days
3. "Atti di Nascita", Ufficio dello Stato Civile, San Mauro Castelverde, Palermo. 1892. Record 194.