Gela
Italian comune
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Summary
Gela is a comune of Italy[1]. Gela ranks in the top 2% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,630 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Free Municipal Consortium of Caltanissetta[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: polis[5]
- Capital: Gela[6]
- Official language: Italian[7]
- Shares border with: Butera[8], Mazzarino[9], Niscemi[10], Acate[11], Caltagirone[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Elefsina[13], Wittingen[14], Nordkapp Municipality[15], Attard[16], Ouistreham[17]
- Postal code: 93012[18]
- Commons category: Gela[19]
- Licence plate code: CL[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 0933[23]
- Inception: 689 BC[24]
- Significant event: Congress of Gela[25], Battle of Gela[26]
- Official website: https://www.comune.gela.cl.it/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gela[28]
- Commons gallery: Gela[29]
- Population: 75,827[30], 75,522[31], 74,858[32], 73,485[33], 75,458[34], 70,856[35], 70,109[36]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[41]
- Replaces: Gela[42]
- Official name: Gela[43]
- Category for people born here: Q9224836[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gela[45]
- Demonym: gelesi[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gela[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Gela covers an area of 279.07 km²[48]. Gela sits at an elevation of 46 m[49].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Gela include Gelasian[50], an age[51].
Why It Matters
Gela has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Gela is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]