Villabate Explained

Villabate
Official Name:	Comune di Villabate
Coordinates:	38.0833°N 40°W
Region:	Sicily
Metropolitan City:	Palermo (PA)
Area Total Km2:	3.8
Population Total:	19441
Population As Of:	Dec. 2004
Population Demonym:	Villabatesi
Elevation M:	47
Postal Code:	90039
Area Code:	091

Villabate (Sicilian: Villabbati) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8km (05miles) southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of 3.8km2.^[1]

Villabate borders the following municipalities: Ficarazzi, Misilmeri, Palermo.

Notable people

• Mafia boss and founder of Colombo crime family Joe Profaci (1897 - 1962)
• Athlete Luigi Zarcone (1950 - 2001)
• Blessed priest Vittorio Salmeri (1922 - 1954)
• Mafia's victim Vincenzo Sansone (M. 1947)

Demographic evolution

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References

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