Villabate
# Villabate

Villabate (Sicilian: Villabbati) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of 3.8 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).

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)
