Mineo

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Mineo

| official_name = Comune di Mineo

| native_name = {{native name|scn|Minìu}}
{{native name|el|Mèneon}}

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| image_shield = Mineo-Stemma.svg

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| coordinates = {{coord|37|16|N|14|41|E|region:IT_type:city(5432)|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Sicily

| metropolitan_city = Catania (CT)

| frazioni = Borgo Pietro Lupo

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| mayor = Anna Aloisi

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| area_total_km2 = 244

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| population_total = 5203

| population_as_of = 1 January 2015

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| population_demonym = {{langx|it|menenini|links=no}}
{{langx|scn|minioli|links=no}}

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| elevation_m = 511

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| saint = Agrippina of Mineo

| day = last two Sundays in August

| postal_code = 95044

| area_code = 0933

| website = {{url|comune.mineo.ct.it}}

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Mineo ({{langx|scn|Minìu}}; {{langx|grc|Μέναιον}}, {{lang|grc|Μέναινον}} or {{lang|grc|Μεναί}};[https://topostext.org/work/241#M444.12 Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §M444.12] {{langx|la|Menaeum}}, {{lang|la|Menaenum}} or {{lang|la|Menae}}) is a town{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Mineo}} and {{lang|it|comune}} (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies {{convert|64|km|mi}} southwest of Catania, {{convert|56|km|mi}} from Ragusa, {{convert|54|km|mi}} from Gela, and {{convert|22|km|mi}} from Caltagirone. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo.

Among the churches in the town are:

It is also a site of interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Italy's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.

References

Category:Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Catania