Villabate

Villabate (Sicilian: Villabbati) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8 km southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of 3.8 km2.

Villabate borders the following municipalities: Ficarazzi, Misilmeri, Palermo.

Notable people

 * Mafia boss and founder of Colombo crime family Joe Profaci (1897 - 1962)
 * Athlete Luigi Zarcone  (1950 - 2001)
 * Blessed priest Vittorio Salmeri (1922 - 1954)
 * Mafia's victim Vincenzo Sansone ( M. 1947)