Apulia

Also known as Puglia, Puglia region, Apulia region

región del sur de Italia

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Apulia, also known as Puglia, is a region in southern Italy that forms the peninsular "heel" of the country, bordered by the Adriatic Sea and other surrounding waters, with a population of nearly 3.9 million people and its capital in Bari. It matters as a significant geographic and demographic part of Italy, positioned at a strategic location where multiple seas converge in the southeastern part of the country.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Apulia
Settlement.native_name: Puglia
Settlement.native_name_lang: it
Settlement.settlement_type: Region
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Apulia.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Apulia.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 50px
Settlement.image_map: Apulia in Italy.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Italy
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Bari
Settlement.leader_party: PD
Settlement.leader_title: President
Settlement.leader_name: Antonio Decaro
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19358
Settlement.population_total: 3874166
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Funder, Government
Location: Bari, Italy
Status: Active

Website →ROR →

GRID grid.466996.2 · ISNI 0000 0004 1754 9737

Official website

Home page - Regione Puglia

Portale Istituzionale della Regione Puglia

regione.puglia.it →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Italy
Part of: Southern Italy
Official name: -
Demonym: Apulijec
Country: Italy
Located in: Italy
Contains: province of Matera
Capital: Bari
Population: 3866174
Area: 19365.8
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Raffaele Fitto
Shares border with: Molise
Official website: www.regione.puglia.it
Image: Alberobello con il drone.jpg
Flag: flag of Apulia
Patron saint: Saint Nicholas

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located in/on physical feature: Italian Peninsula
Commons category: Apulia
topic's main category: Category:Apulia
category for people born here: Category:Births in Apulia
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Apulia
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Apulia
category of associated people: Category:People from Apulia
Commons gallery: Puglia
native label: Puglia
P11012: hydrogen iodide
P8168: Csörög

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Article · Español

Apulia (en italiano, Puglia [ˈpuʎʎa]) es una región de Italia. Tiene una población estimada, a fines de agosto de 2022, de 3 897 741 habitantes. Su capital y ciudad más poblada es Bari. Está ubicada en la Italia meridional, limitando al norte y este con el mar Adriático, al sur con el golfo de Tarento (mar Jónico, mar Mediterráneo), al oeste con los montes Apeninos, que la separan de Basilicata y Campania, y al noroeste con Molise. Corresponde al «tacón» de la forma de «bota» que tiene la península itálica, es decir, se halla en el extremo sureste de la misma; la punta Palascìa, cerca de Otranto, queda a alrededor de 80 km de la costa de Albania. Comprende la ciudad metropolitana de Bari y las provincias de Barletta-Andria-Trani, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce y Tarento.

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