CITTA’ METROPOLITANA DI CATANIA is a local public administration situated in Sicily and whose territory includes 58 municipalities for a total population of about 1.500.000 inhabitants (Catania is the main of them with about 400.000 inhabitants). Competences of CITTA’ METROPOLITANA DI CATANIA concern local road network, school buildings, social services, environmental protection, tourism policies, local development, territorial planning.
The entity covers a territory characterized by two important UNESCO sites: one cultural (the baroque of Catania) and one environmental (Etna), as well as valuable rural and coastal itineraries with distinct environmental, cultural and gastronomic characteristics; within its territory there are several productive districts, concerning especially hi-tech, agro-food and handcraft.