Metropolitan City of Messina

Metropolitan City of Messina
Città metropolitana di Messina (Italian)
Citati mètrupulitana di Missina (Sicilian)
Palazzo del Leoni, the metropolitan city seat
Location of the Metropolitan City of Messina
Coordinates: 38°11′00″N 15°33′00″E / 38.18333°N 15.55000°E / 38.18333; 15.55000
Country Italy
RegionSicily
Established4 August 2015
Capital(s)Messina
Comuni108
Government
 • Metropolitan mayorFederico Basile
Area
 • Total
3,266.12 km2 (1,261.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
595,948
 • Density182.464/km2 (472.579/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€10.980 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€17,076 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98121-98168 (Messina)
98020-98079 (other municipalities)
ISO 3166 codeIT-ME
Vehicle registrationME
ISTAT283
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the province of Messina and comprises Messina and 107 other comuni (sg.: comune).

It has 595,948 inhabitants as of 2025. According to Eurostat in 2014, the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants. The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands is also administratively a part of the Metropolitan City of Messina.