Leni, Sicily
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Leni
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| Comune di Leni | |
 View of Leni | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Leni Location within Italy  Leni Location within Sicily | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′N 14°50′E / 38.550°N 14.833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Rinella, Valdichiesa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giacomo Montecristo |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 669 |
| • Density | 76.1/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98050 |
| Dialing code | 090 |
| Website | Official website |
Leni is a comune (municipality) and one of the main villages on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands, in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. It is located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of Palermo and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Messina. It has 669 inhabitants.[2]
Leni lies on the slope of the hill on the south of the island, 200 metres (660 ft) above the sea, between the volcanoes of Monte Fossa and Monte dei Porri.
Leni borders the municipalities of Malfa and Santa Marina Salina.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2026, the population is 669, of which 51.1% are male, and 48.9% are female. Minors make up 12.0% of the population, and seniors make up 29.6%.[2]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2025, immigrants make up 10.9% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Romania, France, Australia, and Germany.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Nino Randazzo (born 1932)
Twin towns - sister cities
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Ischia, since 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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