Scaletta Zanclea Explained

Scaletta Zanclea
Official Name:Comune di Scaletta Zanclea
Coordinates:38.05°N 43°W
Region:Sicily
Metropolitan City:Messina (ME)
Frazioni:Guidomandri Marina, Guidomandri Superiore, Scaletta Superiore
Mayor:Gianfranco Moschella
Area Total Km2:5.0
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2272
Population As Of:30 November 2011
Population Demonym:Scalettesi
Elevation M:8
Postal Code:98029
Area Code:090

Scaletta Zanclea is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180km (110miles) east of Palermo and about 15km (09miles) southwest of Messina.

The comune suffered heavily in the mudslides which devastated the area in 2009.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. News: Le località più colpite . 2009-10-04 . 2009-10-04 . . Italian . dead . https://archive.today/20120804044348/http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/_inc/infobox.asp?indirizzo=http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmssezioni/infografica/200910images/messina.jpg . 2012-08-04 .