Northwest Italy

Northwest Italy (Italian: Italia nord-occidentale or just Nord-ovest) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northwest encompasses four of the country's 20 regions:

Northwest Italy
Italia nord-occidentale (Italian)
Nord-ovest (Italian)
Map of Italy, highlighting Northwest Italy, highlighting central Italy
CountryItaly
Regions
Area
 • Total57,950 km2 (22,370 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2022)
15,817,057
Languages 
 – Official languageItalian
 – Official linguistic minorities[2]
 – Regional languages

Geography

It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large part of the Po Valley and is crossed by the Po river, the longest in Italy.

Demography

In 2022, the population resident in north-western Italy amounts to 15,817,057 inhabitants.[1]

Regions

RegionCapitalInhabitants
 Aosta ValleyAosta122,955
 LiguriaGenoa1,502,624
 LombardyMilan9,950,742
 PiedmontTurin4,240,736

Most populous municipalities

Milan
Turin
Genoa
Brescia

Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants:[1]

#MunicipalityRegionProvinceInhabitants
1Milan  LombardyMilan1,354,196
2Turin  PiedmontTurin841,600
3Genoa  LiguriaGenoa558,745
4Brescia  LombardyBrescia196,446
5Monza  LombardyMonza and Brianza121,799
6Bergamo  LombardyBergamo119,534
7Novara  PiedmontNovara101,257
9La Spezia  LiguriaLa Spezia92,119
8Alessandria  PiedmontAlessandria91,059
10Como  LombardyComo83,184
11Busto Arsizio  LombardyVarese82,951
12Sesto San Giovanni  LombardyMilan78,884
13Varese  LombardyVarese78,409
15Cinisello Balsamo  LombardyMilan74,528
14Asti  PiedmontAsti73,421
17Cremona  LombardyCremona70,637
16Pavia  LombardyPavia70,636
18Vigevano  LombardyPavia62,076
19Legnano  LombardyMilan59,941
20Savona  LiguriaSavona58,194
21Moncalieri  PiedmontTurin56,117
22Cuneo  PiedmontCuneo55,744
24Gallarate  LombardyVarese52,811
23Sanremo  LiguriaImperia52,787
25Rho  LombardyMilan50,299

Economy

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 580.3 billion euro in 2018, accounting for 32.9% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,900 euro or 119% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]

See also

References

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