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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), 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 comuni with more people living in it are:
| No. | Comuni | 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
- Perugia Piazza IV Novembre.JPG
Medieval city centre of Perugia.
- Cascata delle Marmore (24).jpg
- Gole Nera Mole.jpg
Gole del Nera in Narni.
- I Piani di Castelluccio durante la fioritura della lenticchia (4).jpg
Piano Grande in Castelluccio with lentil fields in flower.
- Perugiapanoramio()
- Gubbio Corsa Ceri.jpg
In Gubbio each year takes place the Corsa dei Ceri, or race of the "candles", which are symbolized by these tall wooden poles
- Assisi-from-Subasio.jpg
Assisi seen from Monte Subasio
- 1 orvieto aerial pano 2024.jpg
Aerial panorama of Orvieto
- Gubbio veduta 05.jpg
This is a photo of a monument which is part of cultural heritage of Italy. This monument participates in the contest Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 2020. See authorisations.
- Narni con Drone.jpg
Narni con Drone
References
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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