Umbria
Umbria is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in center Italy. It is the one of the smallest Italian region. Its capital is Perugia.
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| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Perugia |
| Government | |
| • President | Catiuscia Marini[1] (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,464.33 km2 (3,268.10 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 888,908 |
| • Density | 105.01812/km2 (271.99567/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| GDP/ Nominal | €21.8[3] billion (2008) |
| NUTS Region | ITE3 |
| Website | www.regione.umbria.it |
It is the only region without a coastline or a border with another country.
Geography
The region is located in Central Italy with an area of 8,464.33 km2 (3,268.10 sq mi).[4] It is bordered by Marche to the east and northeast, Tuscany to the west and northwest, and Lazio to the south and southwest.
The main river in the region is the Tiber. Other important rivers are the Nera, Paglia, Topino, Chiascio and Nestore.
The largest lake of Umbria is the Trasimeno, one of the largest lake of Italy.
The highest mountain in the region is Cima del Redentore, in the Sibillini Mountains (Italian: Monti Sibillini), with an altitude of 2,448 m (8,031 ft).
Provinces
Umbria is divided into two provinces:
| Province | Abbreviation | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population[2] (1 January 2017) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Comuni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perugia | PG | Perugia | 6,337.15 | 662,110 | 104.5 | 59 |
| Terni | TR | Terni | 2,127.18 | 229,071 | 107.7 | 33 |
| Total | 8,464.33 | 888,908 | 105.0 | 92 | ||
Largest municipalities
The 10 communi with more people living in it are:
| No. | Communi | Province | Population[2] (2017) |
Area[5] (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perugia | PG | 166,676 | 449.51 | 370.8 |
| 2 | Terni | TR | 111,455 | 212.43 | 524.7 |
| 3 | Foligno | PG | 57,164 | 264.67 | 216.0 |
| 4 | Città di Castello | PG | 39,740 | 387.32 | 102.6 |
| 5 | Spoleto | PG | 38,035 | 348.14 | 109.3 |
| 6 | Gubbio | PG | 31,939 | 525.78 | 60.7 |
| 7 | Assisi | PG | 28,379 | 187.19 | 151.6 |
| 8 | Bastia Umbra | PG | 21,784 | 27.60 | 789.3 |
| 9 | Corciano | PG | 54,311 | 63.72 | 852.3 |
| 10 | Orvieto | TR | 21,349 | 281.27 | 75.9 |
Umbria Media
Cityscape of the capital Perugia
A typical landscape of the Umbrian countryside
Assisi, view from the valley
Panorama of the town of Norcia, Umbria
View of the medieval town of Gubbio
Orvieto Le Dôme-Façade-Ombrie-Italy-
East side of Carbonana Castle
In Gubbio each year takes place the Corsa dei Ceri, or race of the "candles", which are symbolized by these tall wooden poles
References
- ↑ "La Presidenta" (in Italian). Regione Umbria. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". ec.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Umbria" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Comuni umbri per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Umbria |
- Official Site Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Coordinates: 42°59′00″N 12°34′00″E / 42.98333°N 12.56667°E