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Apulia

Region of Italy

Cityregion of Italy geographic locationQ1447

Also known as Puglia · Puglia region · Apulia region

Country: Italy
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
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Located in: Italy
Population: 3,866,174(July 31, 2025)
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1.Stated in Italian National Institute of Statisticsdemo.istat.it/app/?i=D7B
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, 4,029,053(2019)
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1.Stated in Italian National Institute of Statistics
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Area: 19,540.9 km²
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1.opencoesione.gov.it/en/coesione/territori/puglia-regione/
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, 19,365.8 km²
Head of government: Antonio Decaro(since 2026)
, Nichi Vendola(2005–2015)
, Michele Emiliano(2015–2026)
+1 more
Time zone: UTC+01:00
, UTC+02:00
Website: regione.puglia.it

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Apulia, also known by its Italian name Puglia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,540.90 square kilometers (7,544.78 sq mi), and has 3,865,277 inhabitants as of 2026. It is bordered by the regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. The regional capital is Bari.

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Capital: Bari
Shares border with: Molise
Campania
Basilicata
Molise
Contains the administrative territorial entity: Province of Bari(until 2014)
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
Province of Brindisi
Province of Foggia
province of Lecce
Province of Taranto
Metropolitan City of Bari(since 2015)
province of Matera
Legislative body: Regional Council of Apulia
Geography of topic: geography of Apulia
Demonym: pugliese applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
pugliesi applies to part: masculine plural, feminine plural
Apulijec applies to part: masculine singular
Apulijka applies to part: feminine singular
Part of: Southern Italy
Child organization or unit: Agenzia Regionale per la Tecnologia e l'Innovazione
Office held by the head of government: president of Apulia
Executive body: Government of Apulia
Located in/on physical feature: Italian Peninsula
Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Apulia
Native label: Puglia
Different from: Apulia
Apulia
Flag: flag of Apulia
Economy of topic: economy of Apulia
Demographics of topic: demographics of Apulia
Patron saint: Saint Nicholas
Geoshape: Data:Italy/Region/Apulia.map
Named after: Apulia
Official name: -

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