Corleone

Corleone
Cunigghiuni / Curliuni (Sicilian)
Città di Corleone
Coat of arms of Corleone
Corleone within the Metropolitan City of Palermo
Corleone within the
Metropolitan City of Palermo
Location of Corleone
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Corleone is located in Italy
Corleone
Corleone
Location of Corleone in Italy
Corleone is located in Sicily
Corleone
Corleone
Corleone (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°49′N 13°18′E / 37.817°N 13.300°E / 37.817; 13.300
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
FrazioniFicuzza, Contrada Belvedere, Contrada Chiosi, Contrada Giammaria
Government
 • MayorNicolò Nicolosi
Area
 • Total229.45 km2 (88.59 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total10,694
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymCorleonese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90034
Dialing code091
Patron saintSt. Leoluca
Saint day1 March
WebsiteOfficial website

Corleone (Italian: [korleˈoːne]; Sicilian: Cunigghiuni [kʊnɪɟˈɟuːnɪ] or Curliuni [kʊɾlɪˈuːnɪ]) is an Italian town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily.

Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Leoluca Bagarella, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone.

The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless group ever to take control of the organization.

Corleone municipality has an area of 22,912 hectares (56,620 acres) with a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located in an inland area of the mountain, in the valley between the Rocca di Maschi, the Castello Soprano and the Castello Sottano. Corleone is located at 542 metres (1,778 ft) above sea level.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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