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Caltanissetta

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Caltanissetta

Town in Sicily, Italy, 96 km/60 mi southeast of Palermo; population (2001) 61,400. It is situated on a high plateau in the middle of the island. Sulphur, potash, and magnesium are mined nearby, and there are mining schools in the town. It has a baroque cathedral (16th–17th centuries), and a ruined castle. The annual Agricultural and Industrial Fair of Central Sicily is held here in May.

Caltanissetta

Province of Italy in central Sicily; capital Caltanissetta; area 2,128 sq km/822 sq mi; population (2000 est) 282,300.



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38) The impact of enrollment and attendance on female literacy rate is visible throughout the province of Caltanissetta where illiteracy rates among adult women fell from 84 percent to 74 percent between 1901 and 1911.
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