Milena
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| Milena | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Province of Caltanissetta (CL) |
| Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
| Area | 24.5 km² (9 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 3,376 |
| - Density | 138/km² (357/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | milenesi |
| Dialing code | 0934 |
| Postal code | 93010 |
| Website: www.comune.milena.cl.it/ | |
Milena (Milocca in Sicilian) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 km southeast of Palermo and about 30 km west of Caltanissetta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,376 and an area of 24.5 km².[1]
Formerly known as Milocca, it was the subject of a critically acclaimed book, Milocca: A Sicilian Village by Charlotte Gower Chapman, who in 1935 detailed everyday life in the small rural Sicilian town, one of the earliest cultural anthropology studies of a semi-literate people.
Milena borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Campofranco, Grotte, Racalmuto, Sutera.
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