Monforte San Giorgio (Sicilian: Munforti) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Messina.

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Monforte San Giorgio Μονφόρτε Σαν Τζόρτζιο
Comune
Comune di Monforte San Giorgio
Coat of arms
Location of Monforte San Giorgio
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Coordinates: 38°10′N 15°22′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Monforte Marina, Monforte San Giorgio, Pellegrino
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Cannistrà
Area [1]
• Total	32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population  (31 March 2012)[2]
• Total	2,867
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym	Monfortesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98041
Dialing code	090
Patron saint	St. George
Saint day	April 23
Website	Official website

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It is home to the remains of a castle built by the local Orthodox monks to resist the Arab attacks. Later it was used by the Normans and the royal houses of Hohenstaufen and Anjou.