Agrigento

This article is about the modern Italian city. For the ancient metropolis, see Akragas (metropolis). For other uses, see Akragas (disambiguation).

Agrigento Girgenti / Giurgenti (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Agrigento
Agrigento skyline seen from Valle dei Templi
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Signat Agrigentum mirabilis aula gigantum
Agrigento Location within Italy Agrigento Location within Sicily
Coordinates: 37°18′45″N 13°34′30″E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Agrigento (AG)
Frazioni	Fontanelle, Giardina Gallotti, Monserrato, Montaperto, San Leone, Villaggio La Loggia, Villaggio Mosè, Villaggio Peruzzo, Villaseta
Government
• Mayor	Michele Sodano (Ind)
Area
• Total	245.32 km2 (94.72 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	55,227
• Density	225.12/km2 (583.06/sq mi)
Demonyms	Agrigentines or Girgintans agrigentini or girgentini (Italian) giurgintani (Sicilian)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	92100
Dialing code	0922
ISTAT code	084001
Patron saint	St. Gerland (Gerlando)
Saint day	25 February
Website	Official website

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Agrigento (Italian: [aɡriˈdʒɛnto] ^ⓘ; Sicilian: Girgenti [dʒɪɾˈdʒɛndɪ] or Giurgenti [dʒʊɾˈdʒɛndɪ]) is a city on the southern coast of the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, capital of the province of Agrigento. As of 2025, with a population of 55,227, it is also the largest city in the province, 10th-largest in Sicily and 115th-largest in Italy.

Founded around 582 BC by Greek colonists from Gela, Agrigento, then known as Akragas, was one of the leading cities during the golden age of Ancient Greece. The city flourished under Theron's leadership in the 5th century BC, marked by ambitious public works and the construction of renowned temples.

Despite periods of dormancy during the Punic Wars, Agrigento emerged as one of Sicily's largest cities in the Republican era. During the Principate, Agrigento's strategic port and diverse economic ventures, including sulfur mining, trade and agriculture, sustained its importance throughout the high and late Empire. Economic prosperity persisted from the 3rd to the 4th centuries AD, but excavations indicate a decline in activity after the 7th century.

Agrigento is also the birthplace of several notable personalities, including Empedocles (5th century BC), the Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, who was a citizen of ancient Akragas, and Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), dramatist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, who was born at contrada u Càvusu in Agrigento.

Parts of Agrigento were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Area of Agrigento in 1997, and the city was named Italian capital of culture for 2025.