Licata

Licata
Phyntìas (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Licata
View of Licata.
View of Licata.
Coat of arms of Licata
Coat of arms
Licata is located in Italy
Licata
Licata
Location of Licata in Italy
Licata is located in Sicily
Licata
Licata
Licata (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°06′30″N 13°56′49″E / 37.10833°N 13.94694°E / 37.10833; 13.94694
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceAgrigento (AG)
FrazioniMollarella, Torre di Gaffe, Nicolizia, Trippodi-Marianello
Government
 • MayorAngelo Balsamo
Area
 • Total
178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (31 January 2019)
 • Total
36,461
 • Density205/km2 (531/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Licatesi, Licatisi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
92027
Dialing code0922
Saint dayMay 5, August 16
WebsiteOfficial website
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Map of the ancient acropolis
Domus 1
Domus 1

Licata (Italian pronunciation: [liˈkaːta], Sicilian: [lɪˈkaːta]; Ancient Greek: Φιντίας, whence Latin: Phintias or Plintis), formerly also Alicata (Sicilian pronunciation: [alɪˈkaːta]), is a city and comune located on the south coast of Sicily, at the mouth of the Salso River (the ancient Himera), about midway between Agrigento and Gela. It is a major seaport developed at the turn of the twentieth century, shipping sulphur, the refining of which has made Licata the largest European exporting centre, and asphalt, and at times shipping cheese.

West of the port city there is a series of pocket beaches separated by wave-cut headlands as high as 40 metres (130 ft). (Amore 2002).

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