Sicilia
9 province in the Italian Islands
Sicilia is a regione in the Italian Islands with 9 province and 391 comuni. Between 1876 and 2014, an estimated 2,944,760 people emigrated from Sicilia, peaking in 1913.
Emigration History
Annual emigration (espatriati) and returns (rimpatriati) from Sicilia, 1876 to 2014. Not all years have complete data, so gaps are normal.
45% of all recorded emigration from Sicilia occurred during the Grande Emigrazione (1876 to 1914). About 38% of emigrants eventually returned.
Total emigrants
2.94M
1876–2014
Return rate
37.9%
eventually returned
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Sicilia is home to 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Films
265 films set or shot in Sicilia.
The Godfather
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Aquaman
Cinema Paradiso
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ocean's Twelve
The Leopard
Il Postino: The Postman
Divorce, Italian Style
L'Avventura
Province
Every regione is divided into province, each containing multiple comuni. Sicilia has 9. The regional capoluogo is Palermo.