Bompensiere

Bompensiere (Sicilian: Naduri) is a comune in the province of Caltanissetta in the south of Sicily, Italy.

Bompensiere
Comune di Bompensiere
Location of Bompensiere
Bompensiere is located in Italy
Bompensiere
Bompensiere
Location of Bompensiere in Italy
Bompensiere is located in Sicily
Bompensiere
Bompensiere
Bompensiere (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°28′N 13°47′E
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceCaltanissetta (CL)
Area
  Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[2]
  Total630
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Physical geography

Territory

The municipal territory is located almost at the center of Sicily, in a hilly area whose average height above sea level is 290 meters. It extends on a slope of Mount Marrobio stretching from south-east to north-west for about one kilometer.

The town is arranged along a single main street on whose sides the houses are divided, almost uniformly distributed. The lowest point of the town is to the north-west, at an altitude of about 270 meters above sea level (Piana Giarre); the highest point is located in the south-east at an altitude of about 320 meters above sea level (Contrada Portella).

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-24.



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