Vallelunga Pratameno is a comune in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60km southeast of Palermo and about 30km northwest of Caltanissetta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,779 and an area of 39.2km2. Vallelunga Pratameno borders the following municipalities: Cammarata, Castronovo di Sicilia, Polizzi Generosa, Sclafani Bagni, Valledolmo, Villalba. Hundreds of Vallelungesi settled in the cities of Buffalo and Batavia, New York in the early 20th century, both communities establishing societies dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, patroness of Vallelunga at the Buffalo and Batavia churches (both named St. Anthony of Padua Church). The annual feast is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September.