Emilia-Romagna

region in Italy

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.

Emilia-Romagna
Headquarters of the region in Bologna
Headquarters of the region in Bologna
Flag of Emilia-Romagna
Coat of arms of Emilia-Romagna
CountryItaly
CapitalBologna
Government
 • PresidentStefano Bonaccini[1]
Area
 • Total22,452.78 km2 (8,669.07 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)[2]
 • Total4,448,841
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Emiliani and Romagnoli
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal€138.7[3] billion (2008)
NUTS RegionITE3
WebsiteRegione Emilia-Romagna

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.

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-Romaña provinces.
Provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region
ProvinceAbbreviationCapitalArea
(km²)
Population[2]
(1 January 2017)
Density
(inh./km²)
Comuni
BolognaBOBologna3,702.321,009,210272.655
FerraraFEFerrara2,635.12348,362132.224
Forlì-CesenaFCForlì2,378.40394,067165.730
ModenaMOModena2,688.02700,862260.747
ParmaPRParma3,447.48448,899130.245
PiacenzaPCPiacenza2,585.86286,758110.948
RavennaRARavenna1,859.44391,414210.518
Reggio EmiliaREReggio Emilia2,291.26532,483232.442
RiminiRNRimini864.88336,786389.425

Largest municipalities

The 10 communi with more people living in it are:

No.CommuniProvincePopulation[2]
(2017)
Area[5]
(km2)
Density
(inh./km2)
1BolognaBO388,367140.862,757.1
2ParmaPR194,417260.60746.0
3ModenaMO184,727183.191,008.4
4Reggio EmiliaRE171,491230.66743.5
5RavennaRA159,057653.82243.3
6RiminiRN148,908135.711,097.3
7FerraraFE132,009405.16325.8
8ForlìFC117,946228.20516.9
9PiacenzaPC102,355118.24865.7
10CesenaFC96,589249.47387.2

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References

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