Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna (Emilian: Emégglia-Rumâgna, Emîlia-Rumâgna, Romagnol: Emélia-Rumâgna) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in northeast Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bologna.

Emilia-Romagna
Region of Italy
Headquarters of the region in Bologna
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Capital	Bologna
Government
• President	Stefano Bonaccini[1]
Area
• Total	22,452.78 km2 (8,669.07 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)[2]
• Total	4,448,841
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Emiliani and Romagnoli
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal	€138.7[3] billion (2008)
NUTS Region	ITE3
Website	Regione Emilia-Romagna

Geography

The region is in Northern Italy with an area of 22,452.78 km² (8,669.07 sq mi).^[4] It is bordered to the north by the Veneto and Lombardy regions, to the northwest by the Piedmont and Liguria regions, to the west by the Tuscany, to the south by the Marche region and the republic of San Marino, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

The main river in the region is the Po. The highest mountain in the region is Monte Cimone, in the northern Apennines, with an altitude of 2,165 m (7,103 ft).

Provinces

Emilia-Romagna has nine provinces grouped in two historical regions:

• Emilia, with the provinces Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and part of Bologna.
• Romagna, with the provinces Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna, Rimini and part of Bologna.

Emilia-Romaña provinces.

Provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region

Province	Abbreviation	Capital	Area (km²)	Population[2] (1 January 2017)	Density (inh./km²)	Comuni
Bologna	BO	Bologna	3,702.32	1,009,210	272.6	55
Ferrara	FE	Ferrara	2,635.12	348,362	132.2	24
Forlì-Cesena	FC	Forlì	2,378.40	394,067	165.7	30
Modena	MO	Modena	2,688.02	700,862	260.7	47
Parma	PR	Parma	3,447.48	448,899	130.2	45
Piacenza	PC	Piacenza	2,585.86	286,758	110.9	48
Ravenna	RA	Ravenna	1,859.44	391,414	210.5	18
Reggio Emilia	RE	Reggio Emilia	2,291.26	532,483	232.4	42
Rimini	RN	Rimini	864.88	336,786	389.4	25

Largest municipalities

The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:

No.	Comuni	Province	Population[2] (2017)	Area[5] (km2)	Density (inh./km2)
1	Bologna	BO	388,367	140.86	2,757.1
2	Parma	PR	194,417	260.60	746.0
3	Modena	MO	184,727	183.19	1,008.4
4	Reggio Emilia	RE	171,491	230.66	743.5
5	Ravenna	RA	159,057	653.82	243.3
6	Rimini	RN	148,908	135.71	1,097.3
7	Ferrara	FE	132,009	405.16	325.8
8	Forlì	FC	117,946	228.20	516.9
9	Piacenza	PC	102,355	118.24	865.7
10	Cesena	FC	96,589	249.47	387.2

Gallery

• 
  The city of Bologna.
• 
  San Giorgio cathedral, Ferrara.
• 
  The Monte Cimone mountain.
• 
  The tomb of Dante Alighieri, Ravenna.
• 
  Beach of Rimini.

References

1. "Presidente della Regione Emilia-Romagna" (in Italian). Portale della Regione Emilia-Romagna. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
3. "Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
4. "Emilia-Romagna" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
5. "Comuni dell'Emilia-Romagna per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

Other websites

• Emilia-Romagna Region Official site (in Italian)

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