Veneto
Veneto is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in northeastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Venice.
Veneto | |
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Country | Italy |
Capital | Venice |
Government | |
• President | Luca Zaia[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,407.42 km2 (7,107.14 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,907,529 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vèneti |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
GDP/ Nominal | €166.4[3] billion (2015) |
NUTS Region | ITE3 |
Website | Regione del Veneto |
Geography
changeThe region is in Northeast Italy, bordered to the north by the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region (and Austria in the northeastern corner), to the east by the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, to the southeast and south by the Adriatic Sea, to the southwest by the Emilia-Romagna region, and to the west by the Lombardy region.
Veneto is the 8th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 18,407.42 km2 (7,107.1 sq mi).[4] The main river in the region is the Po. The highest mountain in the region is Marmolada (46°26′4″N 11°51′5″E / 46.43444°N 11.85139°E), in the Belluno province, with an altitude of 3,342 m (10,965 ft).[5]
Provinces
changeVeneto is divided in a Metropolitan City (Venice) and six provinces:
Province | Area[4] (km²) |
Population[2] (2017) |
Density (inh./km2) |
Comuni |
---|---|---|---|---|
Province of Belluno (BL) | 3,672.26 | 205,781 | 56.0 | 64 |
Province of Padua (PD) | 2,144.15 | 936,274 | 436.7 | 104 |
Province of Rovigo (RO) | 1,819.35 | 238,588 | 131.1 | 50 |
Province of Treviso (TV) | 2,479.83 | 885,972 | 357.3 | 95 |
Metropolitan City of Venice (VE) | 2,472.91 | 854,275 | 345.5 | 44 |
Province of Verona (VR) | 3,096.39 | 921,557 | 297.9 | 98 |
Province of Vicenza (VI) | 2,722.53 | 865,082 | 317.7 | 120 |
Total | 18,407.42 | 4,907,529 | 266.6 | 575 |
Largest municipalities
changeThe 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
No. | Comuni | Province | Population[2] (2017) |
Area[6] (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Venice | VE | 261,905 | 415.90 | 629.7 |
2 | Verona | VR | 257,353 | 198.92 | 1,293.8 |
3 | Padua | PD | 209,829 | 93.03 | 2.3 |
4 | Vicenza | VI | 112,198 | 80.57 | 1,392.6 |
5 | Treviso | TV | 83,950 | 55.58 | 1,510.4 |
6 | Rovigo | RO | 51,625 | 108.81 | 474.5 |
7 | Chioggia | VE | 49,650 | 187.91 | 264.2 |
8 | Bassano del Grappa | VI | 43,395 | 47.06 | 922.1 |
9 | San Donà di Piave | VE | 41,883 | 78.88 | 531.0 |
10 | Schio | VI | 39,219 | 66.21 | 592.3 |
Gallery
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Il Presidente della Regione del Veneto" (in Italian). Regione del Veneto. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Regione Veneto" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Marmolada, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comuni veneti per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
Other websites
change- Regione del Veneto Official site (in Italian)