Messina
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Messina

Italy · Sicily

Messina is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 217,033 inhabitants in the city proper and 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland.

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Local time
UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
Sicily
Main language
Italian
On the map
38.19° N, 15.55° E

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