Emilia-Romagna
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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 | 198.14210/km2 (513.18569/sq mi) |
| 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
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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| Tuscany | Tuscany Republic of San Marino |
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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
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 |
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| 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
The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
| No. | Comuni | Province | Population[2] (2017) |
Area[5] (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
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| 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
The city of Bologna.
The Monte Cimone mountain.
The tomb of Dante Alighieri, Ravenna.
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Emilia-Romagna Media
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation.
Flag of the Cispadane Republic, which was the first Italian tricolour adopted by a sovereign Italian state (1797)
Relief map of Emilia-Romagna
Lagoons along the Po delta
Val Trebbia, near Piacenza
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table (2013-10-17)Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 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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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Emilia-Romagna |
- Emilia-Romagna Region Official site (in Italian)
Coordinates: 44°30′38″N 10°57′25″E / 44.51056°N 10.95694°E