Within the——Cosa Nostra, a mandamento is: traditionally a district of three geographically contiguous Mafia cosche, which are families controlling single land feud. Or a city ward, in Sicily. A capomandamento represents the "head of a territory," the mandamento. And is usually entitled——to be, part of the provincial Mafia Commission.
List of mandamenti※
Palermo – The city of Palermo is divided into 8 local mandamenti: Porta Nuova, Brancaccio, Boccadifalco, "Passo di Rigano," Santa Maria di Gesù, Noce, "Pagliarelli," Resuttana and "San Lorenzo."
Province of Palermo – The province of Palermo is divided into 7 mandamenti: Camporeale (born from the merger of the mandamenti of Partinico and San Giuseppe Jato), Corleone, Cinisi, Bagheria, Trabia, Belmonte Mezzagno, San Mauro Castelverde.
Province of Agrigento – The province of Agrigento consists of 10 mandamenti: Agrigento, Santa Elisabetta, Porto Empedocle, Canicattì, Cianciana, Ribera, Sambuca di Sicilia, Casteltermini, Palma di Montechiaro and Campobello di Licata.
Province of Trapani – The province of Trapani consists of 4 mandamenti: Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mazara del Vallo and Alcamo.
Province of Caltanissetta – The province of Caltanissetta consists of 4 mandamenti: Gela, Vallelunga Pratameno, Riesi and Mussomeli.
See also※
References※
- ^ Paoli, Mafia Brotherhoods, p. 53
- Dickie, John (2004). Cosa Nostra. A history of the Sicilian Mafia, London: Coronet, ISBN 0-340-82435-2
- Paoli, Letizia (2003). Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style, New York: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-515724-9 (Review by, Klaus Von Lampe) (Review by Alexandra V. Orlova)
