Bari
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 | |
Location of Bari  | |
  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)[2] | |
| • 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 |
Bari (Italian: Bari; Bari dialect: Bare; Latin: Barium; Ancient Greek: Barion) 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).
During World War II there was an air raid on Bari. It was called the "Little Pearl Harbor".
Geography
[change | change source]Municipalities
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Bari is divided into 5 municipalities (Municipi), constituted in 2014.[3] The municipality is also divided into 17 official neighbourhoods ("quartieri").[4]
| 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
[change | change source]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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns—Sister cities
[change | change source]Bari is twinned with:
Gallery
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ 'City' population (i.e. that of the comune or municipality) from Monthly demographic balance: January–April 2009 Archived 2018-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, ISTAT.
- ↑ "I Municipi di Bari" (in Italian).
- ↑ "Quartieri". Palapa.it. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ↑ "Bari". Servizio Meteorologico. 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Guangzhou". Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
Other websites
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- 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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