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Bari
| Comune di Bari | ||
| ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Apulia | |
| Province | Bari (BA) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michele Emiliano (Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 320,475 | |
| • Density | 2,763/km2 (7,155/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 70121-70132 | |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas | |
| Saint day | May 8 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Bari (Italian: Bari; Bari dialect: Bare; Latin: Barium; Ancient Greek: Barion) is a city in southern Italy. Bari is the capital of Bari Provence and of the Apulia Region. The city itself has a population of about 320,475, as of 2011, over 116 km2, while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km2. The metropolitan area counts 2 million inhabitants. It is the second biggest city in southern Italy (after Naples).
Contents
Geography
Quarters
| Municipality | Quarters |
|---|---|
| I | Palese Macchie & Santo Spirito-Catino-San Pio |
| II | San Paolo & Stanic |
| III | Picone & Poggiofranco |
| IV | Carbonara-Santa Rita, Ceglie del Campo & Loseto |
| V | Japigia, Torre a Mare & San Giorgio |
| VI | Carrassi, San Pasquale & Mungivacca |
| VII | Madonnella |
| VIII | Libertà & Marconi-San Girolamo-Fesca |
| IX | Murat & San Nicola |
Shown above are the twenty quarters of Bari: these twenty neighbourhoods or "quartiere" as they are known, are further divided into nine governmental community boards.[2]
Climate
Bari enjoys a semi-arid Mediterranean climate with mild winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Snowfall in winter is possible. During the summer of 2008 temperatures reached as high as 42 °C (108 °F).
| Climate data for Bari | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.93 (67.87) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.8 (55) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.54 (52.78) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 50.8 (2) |
57.2 (2.252) |
52.1 (2.051) |
47.4 (1.866) |
36.7 (1.445) |
32.0 (1.26) |
27.0 (1.063) |
39.3 (1.547) |
62.0 (2.441) |
64.6 (2.543) |
54.1 (2.13) |
63.0 (2.48) |
586.2 (23.079) |
| % Humidity | 77 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 70.6 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 71.3 |
| Source: Servizio Meteorologico[3] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns—Sister cities
Bari is twinned with:
References
- ↑ ‘City’ population (i.e. that of the comune or municipality) from demographic balance: January–April 2009, ISTAT.
- ↑ "Quartieri". Palapa.it. 8 January 2008. http://www.palapa.it/palapadnn/Quartieri/tabid/23/Default.aspx.
- ↑ "Bari". Servizio Meteorologico. 18 August 2012. http://clima.meteoam.it/viewClino.php?type=File&station=270&name_station=Bari.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Guangzhou". Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office. http://www.gzwaishi.gov.cn/Item/3970.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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