Piraino | |
Official Name: | Comune di Piraino |
Coordinates: | 38.15°N 65°W |
Region: | Sicily |
Metropolitan City: | Messina (ME) |
Frazioni: | Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, Zappardino |
Mayor: | Maurizio Ruggeri |
Area Total Km2: | 17.2 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3975 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2016 |
Population Demonym: | Pirainesi |
Elevation M: | 416 |
Postal Code: | 98060 |
Area Code: | 0941 |
Piraino (Sicilian: Piràinu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130km (80miles) east of Palermo and about 60km (40miles) west of Messina.
The municipality of Piraino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Calanovella, Fiumara, Gliaca, Lacco, Leomandri, Merca, S.Arcangelo, S.Biagio, S.Costantino, S.Ignazio, S.Leonardo, Salinà, and Zappardino.
Piraino borders the following municipalities: Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Brolo, Gioiosa Marea.