Emilia-Romagna

**Emilia-Romagna** (Emilian: _Emégglia-Rumâgna_, _Emîlia-Rumâgna_, Romagnol: _Emélia-Rumâgna_) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in northeast Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bologna.

## Geography

The region is in Northern Italy with an area of . It is bordered to the north by the Veneto and Lombardy regions, to the northwest by the Piedmont and Liguria regions, to the west by the Tuscany, to the south by the Marche region and the republic of San Marino, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

The main river in the region is the Po. The highest mountain in the region is Monte Cimone, in the northern Apennines, with an altitude of .

### Provinces

Emilia-Romagna has nine provinces grouped in two historical regions:
- Emilia, with the provinces Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and part of Bologna.
- Romagna, with the provinces Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna, Rimini and part of Bologna.

|Province|Abbreviation|Capital|width=90px|Area <small>(km²)</small>|Population <small>(1 January 2017)</small>|Density (<small>inh./km²)</small>|_Comuni_|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Bologna|align="center"|BO|align="left"|Bologna||||55|
|align="left"|Ferrara|align="center"|FE|align="left"|Ferrara||||24|
|align="left"|Forlì-Cesena|align="center"|FC|align="left"|Forlì||||30|
|align="left"|Modena|align="center"|MO|align="left"|Modena||||47|
|align="left"|Parma|align="center"|PR|align="left"|Parma||||45|
|align="left"|Piacenza|align="center"|PC|align="left"|Piacenza||||48|
|align="left"|Ravenna|align="center"|RA|align="left"|Ravenna||||18|
|align="left"|Reggio Emilia|align="center"|RE|align="left"|Reggio Emilia||||42|
|align="left"|Rimini|align="center"|RN|align="left"|Rimini||||25|

### Largest municipalities

The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
|No.|Comuni|Province|Population <small>(2017)</small>|Area <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>|Density <small>(inh./km<sup>2</sup>)</small>|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**1**|align="left"|Bologna|align="left"|BO|388,367|140.86||
|**2**|align="left"|Parma|align="left"|PR|194,417|260.60||
|**3**|align="left"|Modena|align="left"|MO|184,727|183.19||
|**4**|align="left"|Reggio Emilia|align="left"|RE|171,491|230.66||
|**5**|align="left"|Ravenna|align="left"|RA|159,057|653.82||
|**6**|align="left"|Rimini|align="left"|RN|148,908|135.71||
|**7**|align="left"|Ferrara|align="left"|FE|132,009|405.16||
|**8**|align="left"|Forlì|align="left"|FC|117,946|228.20||
|**9**|align="left"|Piacenza|align="left"|PC|102,355|118.24||
|**10**|align="left"|Cesena|align="left"|FC|96,589|249.47||

## Other websites

- Emilia-Romagna Region Official site

## Infobox (region of italy)

- **name**: Emilia-Romagna
- **region coa**: Regione-Emilia-Romagna-Stemma.svg
- **coa size**: 65px
- **flag**: Flag of Emilia-Romagna (de facto).svg
- **map**: Emilia-Romagna in Italy.svg
- **image skyline**: Sede regione Emilia-Romagna.jpg
- **image alt**: Headquarters of the region in Bologna
- **image caption**: Headquarters of the region in Bologna
- **capital**: Bologna
- **area**: 22452.78
- **population**: 4448841
- **pop date**: 1 January 2017
- **population demonym**: Emiliani and Romagnoli
- **gdp**: 138.7
- **gdp year**: 2008
- **leader**: Stefano Bonaccini
- **nuts**: ITE3
- **website**: [http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/ Regione Emilia-Romagna]