Lampedusa e Linosa

Lampedusa e Linosa
Lampidusa e Linusa (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa
View of the town of Lampedusa from the harbor
Flag
Coat of arms
Lampedusa e Linosa
Location of Lampedusa e Linosa in Italy
Lampedusa e Linosa
Lampedusa e Linosa (Sicily)
Coordinates: 35°30′N 12°36′E / 35.500°N 12.600°E / 35.500; 12.600
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceAgrigento (AG)
FrazioniCala Creta, Cala Francese, Grecale, Terranova
Government
 • MayorFilippo Mannino
Area
[1]
 • Total
25.22 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
6,488
 • Density257.3/km2 (666.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lampedusano(i), Linosano(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
92010
Dialing code0922
Patron saintMadonna of Porto Salvo
Saint daySeptember 22
WebsiteOfficial website

Lampedusa e Linosa (Sicilian: Lampidusa e Linusa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region of Sicily. Located about 220 km (137 miles) southwest of Agrigento and about 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Tunis, it is the southernmost comune of Italy. It includes the isles of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione, collectively known as the Pelagie Islands. It has a population of 6,488.[2]

History

The colonisation of the island of Lampedusa started in 1843 under the Bourbon. The comune of Lampedusa e Linosa was founded on 12 June 1878.

Geography

The municipality of Lampedusa e Linosa includes the isles of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione, collectively known as the Pelagie Islands.

Geographically part of Africa, it is the southernmost municipality of Italy.

Demographics

As of 2025, Lampedusa e Linosa has a population of 6,488, of whom 52.4% are male and 47.6% are female. Minors make up 15.4% of the population, and seniors make up 20.0%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.[2]

Government

Lampedusa e Linosa is headed by a mayor (sindaco) assisted by a legislative body, the consiglio comunale, and an executive body, the giunta comunale. Since 1995 the mayor and members of the consiglio comunale are directly elected together by resident citizens, while from 1945 to 1995 the mayor was chosen by the legislative body. The giunta comunale is chaired by the mayor, who appoints others members, called assessori. The offices of the comune are housed in a building usually called the municipio or palazzo comunale.

Since 1993, the mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa is directly elected by citizens, originally every four, then every five years. The current mayor is Filippo Mannino, elected on 13 June 2022.

Mayor Term start Term end Party
Salvatore Martello 23 November 1993 28 May 2002 PDS
Sebastiano Siragusa 28 May 2002 15 May 2007 FI
Bernardino De Rubeis 15 May 2007 8 May 2012 MpA
Giuseppina Nicolini 8 May 2012 12 June 2017 PD
Salvatore Martello 12 June 2017 13 June 2022 PD
Filippo Mannino 13 June 2022 Incumbent Ind

Main sights

  • Public Library
  • Airport
  • Door of Europe
  • Old harbor
  • Typical dammuso
  • Linosa
  • Houses in Linosa

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lampedusa e Linosa is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
  4. ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

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