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 | |
Coordinates: 41°07′31″N 16°52′0″E / 41.12528°N 16.86667°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
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; [Barion] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: 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).
During World War II there was an air raid on Bari. It was called the "Little Pearl Harbor".
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