🇮🇹 Paternò (Sicilian: Patennò) is a southern Italian town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily. It is the third largest municipality of the province after Catania and Acireale. Paternò borders with the municipalities of Belpasso, Biancavilla, Catenanuova (EN), Centuripe (EN), Ragalna, Ramacca and Santa Maria di Licodia. Its only hamlet (frazione) is the village of Sferro.
Within Paterno there is a geologic feature named 'Salinelle', a place where small mud volcanoes emerge from cracks in the ground. This area in which the Salinelle surfaces includes an archeological site currently uncovering evidence of Roman baths previously built on and thought to have used the Salinelle mud.
Paternò has a population of over 48,009 people. Paternò also forms part of the wider Catania Province which has a population of over 1,107,702 people. Paternò is situated 21 km north-west of Catania.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Paternò has links with:
🇩🇪 Menden, Germany 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, USA 🇮🇹 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy🇰🇷 Seodaemun-gu 37.579
🇹🇷 Kahramanmaraş 37.583
🇯🇵 Nihonmatsu 37.583
🇺🇸 Union City 37.583
🇰🇷 Gangseo-gu 37.566
🇺🇸 Henrico County 37.55
🇦🇴 N'dalatando 14.917
Locations Near: Paternò 14.9,37.5667
🇮🇹 Catania 15.083,37.5 d: 17.8
🇮🇹 Acireale 15.166,37.613 d: 24
🇮🇹 Caltagirone 14.5,37.233 d: 51.2
🇮🇹 Ragusa 14.732,36.926 d: 72.8
🇮🇹 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 15.221,38.148 d: 70.5
🇮🇹 Vittoria 14.533,36.95 d: 75.9
🇮🇹 Modica 14.761,36.859 d: 79.7
🇮🇹 Caltanissetta 14.063,37.49 d: 74.3
Antipodal to: Paternò -165.1,-37.567
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17944.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17367.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17295
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17320.9
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13558.9
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13470.9
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13457.1
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13452.6