Province of Caltanissetta

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**Province of Caltanissetta**
Image:Provincia di Caltanissetta-Stemma.png

Nation	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Region	Sicily
Capital	Caltanissetta
Area	2,128 km²
Population (2005)	275,221
Density	129
Comuni	22
Vehicle Registration	CL
Postal Code	93100, 93010-93020
Telephone Prefix	0934, 0933, 0922
ISTAT	085
President	Filippo Collura
Image:Caltanissetta posizione.png
Map highlighting the location of the province of Caltanissetta in Italy

The Province of Caltanissetta is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. It contains 22 comuni (singular: comune), see Comuni of the Province of Caltanissetta.

1 Bounding provinces
2 Coat of arms
3 Geography
4 External links

[edit] Bounding provinces

In order of counterclockwise

[edit] Coat of arms

Its coat of arms are made up with a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle.

[edit] Geography

The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento, an enclafe without locality of the province of Enna.

The land extends to the Gela plain and into the gulf named Gela.

As for June 30, 2005, the main communes by population are:

Communes	Population
Gela	77,234
Caltanissetta	60,632
Niscemi	26,734
San Cataldo	23,199
Mazzarino	12,340
Riesi	11,649
Mussomeli	11,306
Sommatino	7,515
Serradifalco	6,383
Santa Caterina Villarmosa	5,866
Butera	5,142