Marche

Marche is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Central Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of Ancona.

Geography

The region is located in Central Italy bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscany to the west, Umbria to the southwest, Abruzzo and Lazio to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Marche is the 15th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 9,401.38 km² (3,629.9 sq mi).^[4] The main rivers in the region are:

Metauro, 121 km (75.2 mi)
Tronto, 115 km (71.5 mi)
Potenza, 95 km (59.0 mi)
Chienti, 91 km (56.5 mi)
Esino, 75 km (46.6 mi)

The Nera river is 116 km (72.1 mi) long but is a tributary of the Tiber and flows mainly in the Lazio region.

The highest mountain in the region is Monte Vettore, in the Ascoli Piceno province, with an altitude of 2,476 m (8,123 ft).^[5]

The region is divided into five provinces:

Province	Abbreviation	Capital	Area (km²)	Population^[2] (1 January 2017)	Density (inh./km²)	Comuni
Ancona	AN	Ancona	1,963.22	474,124	241.5	47
Ascoli Piceno	AP	Ascoli Piceno	1,228.27	209,450	170.5	33
Fermo	FM	Fermo	862.77	174,849	202.7	40
Macerata	MC	Macerata	2,779.34	318,921	114.7	55
Pesaro e Urbino	PU	Pesaro	2,567.78	360,711	140.5	54
Total			9,401.38	1,538,055	163.6	229

The 10 communi with more people living in it are:

No.	Communi	Province	Population^[2] (2017)	Area^[6] (km²)	Density (inh./km²)
1	Ancona	AN	100,696	124.84	806.6
2	Pesaro	PU	94,813	126.77	747.9
3	Fano	PU	60,852	121.84	499.4
4	Ascoli Piceno	AP	49,203	158.02	311.4
5	San Benedetto del Tronto	AP	47,420	18.00	2,634.4
6	Senigallia	AN	44,706	117.77	379.6
7	Civitanova Marche	MC	42,251	46.07	917.1
8	Macerata	MC	42,209	92.53	456.2
9	Jesi	AN	40,318	108.90	370.2
10	Fermo	FM	37,396	124.53	300.3