Turin (Italian: Torino, pronoonced ( listen); Piedmontese: Turin, pronounced ; Laitin: Augusta Taurinorum) is a ceity an major business an cultural centre in northren Italy, caipital o the Piemont region, locatit mainly on the left bank o the Po River, in front o Susa Glen an surroondit bi the wastren Alpine arch.
The population o the ceity proper is 911,823 (December 2012) while the population o the urban area is estimatit bi Eurostat tae be 1.7 million indwallers. The Turin metropolitan area is estimatit bi the OECD tae hae a population o 2.2 million.
Turin Torino | |
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Città di Torino | |
A collage o Turin: in the tap left is the Mole Antonelliana, followed bi a view o the ceity unner the snaw, the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the Ryal Palace o Turin an the Museo del Risorgimento (Palazzo Carignano) | |
Coordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Piemont |
Province | Turin (TO) |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Piero Fassino (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.17 km2 (50.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 875,698 |
• Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torinesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 10100, 10121-10156 |
Diallin code | 011 |
Patron saunt | John the Baptist |
Saunt day | 24 June |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae 2006 Winter Olympics. |
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