Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna | |
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 Headquarters of the region in Bologna | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Bologna |
| Government | |
| • President | Stefano Bonaccini[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,452.78 km2 (8,669.07 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,448,841 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Emiliani and Romagnoli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| GDP/ Nominal | €138.7[3] billion (2008) |
| NUTS Region | ITE3 |
| Website | Regione Emilia-Romagna |
Emilia-Romagna (Emilian: Emégglia-Rumâgna, Emîlia-Rumâgna, Romagnol: Emélia-Rumâgna) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in northeast Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bologna.
Geography
[change | change source]The region is in Northern Italy with an area of 22,452.78 km2 (8,669.07 sq mi).[4] It is bordered to the north by the Veneto and Lombardy regions, to the northwest by the Piedmont and Liguria regions, to the west by the Tuscany, to the south by the Marche region and the republic of San Marino, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.
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The main river in the region is the Po. The highest mountain in the region is Monte Cimone, in the northern Apennines, with an altitude of 2,165 m (7,103 ft).
Provinces
[change | change source]Emilia-Romagna has nine provinces grouped in two historical regions:
- Emilia, with the provinces Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and part of Bologna.
- Romagna, with the provinces Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna, Rimini and part of Bologna.
| Province | Abbreviation | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population[2] (1 January 2017) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Comuni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna | BO | Bologna | 3,702.32 | 1,009,210 | 272.6 | 55 |
| Ferrara | FE | Ferrara | 2,635.12 | 348,362 | 132.2 | 24 |
| Forlì-Cesena | FC | Forlì | 2,378.40 | 394,067 | 165.7 | 30 |
| Modena | MO | Modena | 2,688.02 | 700,862 | 260.7 | 47 |
| Parma | PR | Parma | 3,447.48 | 448,899 | 130.2 | 45 |
| Piacenza | PC | Piacenza | 2,585.86 | 286,758 | 110.9 | 48 |
| Ravenna | RA | Ravenna | 1,859.44 | 391,414 | 210.5 | 18 |
| Reggio Emilia | RE | Reggio Emilia | 2,291.26 | 532,483 | 232.4 | 42 |
| Rimini | RN | Rimini | 864.88 | 336,786 | 389.4 | 25 |
Largest municipalities
[change | change source]The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
| No. | Comuni | Province | Population[2] (2017) |
Area[5] (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bologna | BO | 388,367 | 140.86 | 2,757.1 |
| 2 | Parma | PR | 194,417 | 260.60 | 746.0 |
| 3 | Modena | MO | 184,727 | 183.19 | 1,008.4 |
| 4 | Reggio Emilia | RE | 171,491 | 230.66 | 743.5 |
| 5 | Ravenna | RA | 159,057 | 653.82 | 243.3 |
| 6 | Rimini | RN | 148,908 | 135.71 | 1,097.3 |
| 7 | Ferrara | FE | 132,009 | 405.16 | 325.8 |
| 8 | Forlì | FC | 117,946 | 228.20 | 516.9 |
| 9 | Piacenza | PC | 102,355 | 118.24 | 865.7 |
| 10 | Cesena | FC | 96,589 | 249.47 | 387.2 |
Gallery
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Presidente della Regione Emilia-Romagna" (in Italian). Portale della Regione Emilia-Romagna. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ↑ "Emilia-Romagna" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comuni dell'Emilia-Romagna per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Other websites
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- Emilia-Romagna Region Official site (in Italian)