Lucera

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Lucera
Comune
Coat of arms
Location of Lucera in the province of Foggia
Location of Lucera
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Coordinates: 41°30′N 15°20′E / 41.500°N 15.333°E / 41.500; 15.333
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Pitta (coalition of municipal lists)
Area [1]
• Total	339.79 km2 (131.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	219 m (719 ft)
Population  (June 2012)[3]
• Total	34,243
Demonym	Lucerini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	71036
Dialing code	0881
Patron saint	St Mary
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Lucera (Lucerino: Lucére) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia.

Located upon a flat knoll in the Tavoliere Plains, near the foot of Daunian Mountains, Lucera was the capital of Province of Capitanata and the County of Molise from 1579 until 1806.