Corleone
Corleone (Italian: [korleˈoːne]; Sicilian: Cunigghiuni [kʊnɪɟˈɟuːnɪ] or Curliuni [kʊɾlɪˈuːnɪ]) is an Italian town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily.
Corleone
Cunigghiuni / Curliuni (Sicilian) | |
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| Città di Corleone | |
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Coat of arms | |
Corleone within the Metropolitan City of Palermo | |
Location of Corleone | |
Corleone Location of Corleone in Italy Corleone Corleone (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′N 13°18′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
| Frazioni | Ficuzza, Contrada Belvedere, Contrada Chiosi, Contrada Giammaria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolò Nicolosi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 229.45 km2 (88.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021) | |
| • Total | 10,694 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Corleonese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90034 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
| Patron saint | St. Leoluca |
| Saint day | 1 March |
| Website | Official website |
Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Leoluca Bagarella, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone.
The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless group ever to take control of the organization.
Corleone municipality has an area of 22,912 hectares (56,620 acres) with a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located in an inland area of the mountain, in the valley between the Rocca di Maschi, the Castello Soprano and the Castello Sottano. Corleone is located at 542 metres (1,778 ft) above sea level.