Emilia-Romagna | |
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![]() Headquarters of the region in Bologna | |
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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 | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Emiliani and Romagnoli |
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.
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.
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).
Emilia-Romagna has nine provinces grouped in two historical regions:
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 |
The 10 communi with more people living in it are:
No. | Communi | 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 |