| Metropolitan City of Messina | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan City |
| Coordinates: | 38.1833°N 15.55°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sicily |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 4 August 2015 |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Messina |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 108 |
| Leader Title: | Metropolitan Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Federico Basile |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3266.12 |
| Population Total: | 598811 |
| Population As Of: | 1-1-2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Metro |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €10.980 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €17,076 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Iso Code: | IT-ME |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 283[2] |
The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and 107 comuni (: comune). According to Eurostat in 2014,[3] the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants.The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands is also administratively a part of the Metropolitan City of Messina.
It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established on 15 August 2015.[4]
The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Palermo (the former province of Palermo), the Metropolitan City of Catania (the former province of Catania) and the province of Enna. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of the Strait of Messina, shared with Reggio Calabria.
| class=unsortable | Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Accorinti | 10 June 2016 | 26 June 2018[5] | Independent (left-wing) | ||
| 2 | Cateno De Luca | 26 June 2018 | 14 February 2022 | Independent (centre) | |
| Federico Basile | 16 June 2022 | Incumbent | Independent (right-wing) | ||
| date | Feast | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December | Saponara | ||
| 8 December | Saponara | ||
| 13 December | Santa Lucia del Mela | ||
| 6 January | Montalbano Elicona | ||
| 20 January | |||
| 19 March | Feast of Saint Joseph | Oliveri | |
| 19 March and Tuesday after Easter | Feast of Saint Joseph | Piraino | |
| 19 March | Feast of Saint Joseph | Merì | |
| the 11-12 and third Suturday of May | Limina | ||
| 3 June | Feast of the Madonna della Lettera | Messina | |
| 3 June | Feast of the Madonna della Lettera | Itala | |
| 12 June | Feast of the Madonna di Montalto | Messina | |
| 13 June and following Sunday | Milazzo | ||
| 24 June | Castanea, Messina | ||
| 29 June | San Pier Niceto | ||
| 2 July | Furci Siculo | ||
| first Sunday of July | Merì | ||
| first Sunday of July | Feast of the Madonna of the saint water | Valdina | |
| first Sunday of July | Feast of Our Lady of Graces | Naso | |
| second Sunday of July | Fondachelli-Fantina | ||
| 16 July | Roccalumera | ||
| 25 July | Capizzi | ||
| first Sunday of August | Feast on the sea of the Saint Mary of Porto Salvo | Santa Teresa di Riva | |
| first Sunday of August | Graniti | ||
| 3 August | Larderia, Messina | ||
| 5 August | Feast of the Saint Mary of the Snows | Santa Lucia del Mela | |
| 9–10 August | Feast of Saint Lorenz | Frazzanò | |
| second Sunday of August | Feast of Saint Lucy | Savoca | |
| second Sunday of August | Feast of Saint Sebastian | Gaggi | |
| 14–16 August | Gallodoro | ||
| 15 August | Messina | ||
| 15 August | Novara di Sicilia | ||
| first Sunday of September | Feast of the Madonna of the chain | Mongiuffi Melia | |
| 8 September | Fondachelli-Fantina | ||
| 7–8 September | Tindari |