Paternò

Paternò
Patinnò (Sicilian)
Comune di Paternò
Paternò within the Province of Catania
Paternò
Location of Paternò in Italy
Paternò
Paternò (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°34′N 14°54′E / 37.567°N 14.900°E / 37.567; 14.900
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityCatania (CT)
FrazioniSferro
Government
 • MayorNino Naso
Area
 • Total
144.68 km2 (55.86 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
44,744
 • Density309.26/km2 (800.98/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Paternesi, Patornesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95047
Dialing code095
Patron saintSanta Barbara and San Vincenzo Martyr
Saint day4 December
Websitewww.comune.paterno.ct.it

Paternò (Sicilian: Patirnò) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. With a population of 44,744, it is the 4th-largest city of the province and the 17th-largest in Sicily.