Bari: Italian city, capital of the Apulia region
Bari (Italian: Bari; Bari dialect: Bare; Latin: Barium; Error: }: text has italic markup (help)) is a city in southern Italy.
Bari is the capital of Bari Provence and of the Apulia Region. The city itself has a population of about 320,475, as of 2011, over 116 km2, while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km2. The metropolitan area has a million inhabitants. It is the second biggest city in southern Italy (after Naples).
Bari Bare (Neapolitan) | |
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| Comune di Bari | |
 A collage of Bari, Top left: Swabian Castle, Top right: Night in Pane e Pomodoro Beach, Bottom left: Ferrarese Square, Bottom upper right: Bari University in Andrea da Bari street, Bottom lower right: View of Punta Perotti seaside area | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bari Location of Bari in Italy  Bari Bari (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′31″N 16°52′0″E / 41.12528°N 16.86667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Decaro (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015) | |
| • Total | 326,799 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70121-70132 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| ISTAT code | 072006 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Saint day | December 6 |
| Website | Official website |
During World War II there was an air raid on Bari. It was called the "Little Pearl Harbor".
Geography
Municipalities
Bari is divided into 5 municipalities (Municipi), constituted in 2014. The municipality is also divided into 17 official neighbourhoods ("quartieri").
| Codice | Nome | Area | Abitanti |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Municipio 1 | 24.07 km² | 113,378 |
| 2 | Municipio 2 | 15.44 km² | 91,303 |
| 3 | Municipio 3 | 22.51 km² | 50,742 |
| 4 | Municipio 4 | 33.16 km² | 38,566 |
| 5 | Municipio 5 | 21.56 km² | 30,209 |
Climate
Bari has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification) with mild winters and hot, dry summers. Snowfall is rare. During the summer of 2008 temperatures reached as high as 42 °C (108 °F).
| Climate data for Bari | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.9 (67.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.5 (52.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.8 (2.00) | 57.2 (2.25) | 52.1 (2.05) | 47.4 (1.87) | 36.7 (1.44) | 32.0 (1.26) | 27.0 (1.06) | 39.3 (1.55) | 62.0 (2.44) | 64.6 (2.54) | 54.1 (2.13) | 63.0 (2.48) | 586.2 (23.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 71.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 71 |
| Source: Servizio Meteorologico | |||||||||||||
Twin towns—Sister cities
Bari is twinned with:
Gallery
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References
Other websites
- Site of AQP S.p.A. - Acquedotto Pugliese S.p.A.
- City of Bari
- Province of Bari Archived 2021-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
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