Caltabellotta (Sicilian: Cataviḍḍotta) is a municipality (comune) in the province of Agrigento, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, located about south of Palermo and about northwest of Agrigento. It has 3,065 inhabitants. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
In addition to the main portion of Caltabellotta, the municipality also contains the frazione of Sant'Anna, and borders the municipalities of Bisacquino, Burgio, Calamonaci, Chiusa Sclafani, Giuliana, Ribera, Sambuca di Sicilia, Sciacca, and Villafranca Sicula.
History
Caltabellotta has been identified with the ancient Sicani town of Triocala (), a name meaning "three fine things" in Greek.
The town was the location of the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302) which ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 3,065, of which 48.1% are male, and 51.9% are female. Minors make up 11.7% of the population, and seniors make up 31.3%. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Immigration As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 3,022 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (2,817 – 93.2%), Romania (83 – 2.7%), Germany (80 – 2.6%). (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Notable people Joseph Costa — photographer, founder of the National Press Photographers Association, born in Caltabellotta Pedro de Luna - Peralta y Medici-Salviati Flavius Mithridates
References
Sources Trigilia, Melchiorre (2011). S. Pellegrino di Caltabellotta. Caltabellotta.
External links
Official website Local portal