Porto Empedocle Province of Agrigento Sicily Italy
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Porto Empedocle

Porto Empedocle (Sicilian: 'a Marina) is a town and comune in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. It was named after Empedocles, a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of the city of Akragas (present-day Agrigento), in his day a Greek colony in Sicily. The primary industries of Porto Empedocle are agriculture, fishing, ironworking, pharmaceuticals and rock salt refining.

Distance between:

Rome to Porto Empedocle 325 Miles / 523 Kms
Milan to Porto Empedocle 610 Miles / 982 Kms
Venice to Porto Empedocle 569 Miles / 916 Kms


Postal Code 92014


Population 2020

Total: 16300
Total Men: 7999
Total Women: 7999