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Apulia

Puglia
Region of Italy
Flag of Apulia
Flag
 Coat of arms of Apulia
Coat of arms
Anthem: O bella Puglia
Apulia in Italy.svg
Country Italy
Capital Bari
Area
 • Total 19,450.90 km2 (7,510.03 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2015)
 • Total 4,077,166
 • Density 209.61323/km2 (542.89578/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pugliese (English: Apulian)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal € 68.9 billion (2006)
NUTS Region ITF
Website www.regione.puglia.it

Apulia (Italian: Puglia; Albanian: Pulia; Ancient Greek: Ἀπουλία) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bari.

Its southernmost portion, known as Salento peninsula, has the shape of a high heel on the "boot" of Italy.

Geography

Apulia is in Southern Italy. It has an area of 19,450.90 km2 (7,510 sq mi). There are 4,077,166 people living in the region, for a density of 209.6.

The region is bordered by Molise to the northwest, Campania to the west, Basilicata to the southwest, the Strait of Otranto and the Ionian Sea to the southeast, the Gulf of Taranto to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to north and to the east.

Molise Adriatic Sea Indre-et-Loire
Campania Adriatic Sea
   Apulia    
Basilicata Gulf of Taranto Strait of Otranto
Ionian Sea

Provinces

The region is divided into six provinces:

Apulia Provinces.png
Province Abbreviation Area (km²) Population Density
(inh./km²)		 Comuni
Bari BA &&&&&&&&&&&03862.8800003,862.88 &&&&&&&&01263820.&&&&&01,263,820 327.2 41
Barletta-Andria-Trani BT &&&&&&&&&&&01542.9500001,542.95 &&&&&&&&&0393534.&&&&&0393,534 255.1 10
Brindisi BR &&&&&&&&&&&01861.1200001,861.12 &&&&&&&&&0398661.&&&&&0398,661 214.2 20
Foggia FG &&&&&&&&&&&07007.5400007,007.54 &&&&&&&&&0630851.&&&&&0630,851 90.0 61
Lecce LE &&&&&&&&&&&02799.&700002,799.07 &&&&&&&&&0804239.&&&&&0804,239 287.3 97
Taranto TA &&&&&&&&&&&02467.3500002,467.35 &&&&&&&&&0586061.&&&&&0586,061 237.5 29

Provinces



Images for kids

  • Torre Sant'Andrea (Lecce)

    Torre Sant'Andrea, Salento

  • Murge Castel del Monte

    Landscape of the Murge plateau

  • Castel del Monte, Andria

    Castel del Monte, built by the King of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II between 1240 and 1250 in Andria

  • Vigneto a tendone in agro di Barletta

    Awning vineyard in the countryside of Barletta

  • Terre Tarentine

    Olive extravergine oil Terre Tarentine

  • Ulivi modugno2

    Olive trees near Modugno

  • Dentex dentex 1

    Dentex

  • Sparus aurata juvenile

    Sea bream

  • Pandborealisind

    Shrimp

  • Cozza tarantina

    Mussels

  • Spaghetti con le cozze 2

    Spaghetti con le cozze (with mussels)

  • Munaceddhri

    Monacelle (land snail species Cantareus apertus)

  • La scapece

    Scapece gallipolina: fried fish preserved in red wine vinegar with breadcrumbs and saffron

  • Marro al forno con patate

    Cazzomarro: baked involtini of lamb entrails

  • Goat chops

    Goat chops

  • Lampascioni

    Lampascioni sott'olio, prepared bulbs of the grape hyacinth Leopoldia comosa preserved in olive oil

See also

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