Metropolitan City of Bari | |
|---|---|
 Bari Harbour | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the Metropolitan City of Bari in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Capital(s) | Bari |
| Comuni | 41 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan Mayor | Vito Leccese |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,825 km2 (1,477 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,222,143 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €28.220 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €22,945 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70001–70100 |
| Telephone prefix | 080, 0883 |
| Vehicle registration | BA |
| ISTAT | 272[2] |
The Metropolitan City of Bari (Italian: città metropolitana di Bari) is a metropolitan city in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari. It replaced the province of Bari and includes the city of Bari and some forty other comuni (sg.: comune). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since January 1, 2015.
The Metropolitan City of Bari is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 1 January 2015 Antonio Decaro, as mayor of the capital city, has been the first mayor of the Metropolitan City.
It has an area of 3.825 km2 (1.477 sq mi) and a population of 1,222,143 (2023).[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 928,366 | — |
| 1961 | 981,507 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 1,060,037 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 1,154,535 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 1,202,704 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,218,038 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,247,303 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,226,784 | −1.6% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
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