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Altofonte
Comune
Comune di Altofonte
Location of Altofonte
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Coordinates: 38°3′N 13°18′E / 38.050°N 13.300°E / 38.050; 13.300
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Piano Maglio, Blandino
Government
• Mayor	Angela De Luca
Area [1]
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (31 December 2013)[2]
• Total	10,378
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Demonym	Altofontini or Parchitani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90030
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	St. Hanna
Saint day	26 July
Website	Official website

Altofonte (Sicilian: Parcu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Palermo.

Altofonte borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Mezzagno, Monreale, Palermo, Piana degli Albanesi, San Giuseppe Jato.

Main sightsedit

• Church of Santa Maria in Altofonte, built in 1633.
• Church of San Michele Arcangelo (early 12th century)

Demographic evolutionedit

Referencesedit

External linksedit

• Official website

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