Pisa

Pisa
Comune di Pisa
Flag of Pisa
Coat of arms of Pisa
Location of Pisa
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Pisa is located in Italy
Pisa
Pisa
Location of Pisa in Italy
Pisa is located in Tuscany
Pisa
Pisa
Pisa (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°43′N 10°24′E / 43.717°N 10.400°E / 43.717; 10.400
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvincePisa (PI)
FrazioniCalambrone, Coltano, Marina di Pisa, San Piero a Grado, Tirrenia
Government
 • MayorMichele Conti
Area
 • Total
185 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (July 31, 2023)[2]
 • Total
98,778[1]
Demonym(s)Pisano
Pisan (English)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56121–56128
Dialing code050
ISTAT code050026
Patron saintSan Ranieri
Saint dayJune 17
WebsiteOfficial website

Pisa (/ˈpzə/ PEE-zə; Italian: [ˈpiːza] or [ˈpiːsa][3]) is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.

The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.[4]

  1. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "DiPI Online". Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa Archived January 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Information statistics