Abruzzo

Abruzzo is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of L'Aquila.

 Geography 
The region is located in Southern Italy bordered by Marche to the north, Lazio to the west, Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Abruzzo is the 13th largest region in Italy, with a total area of . The main rivers in the region are:
 Aterno-Pescara,  long.
 Sangro,  long.
 Vomano,  long.
 Tordino,  long.
 Liri,  long,  in Abruzzo.

The Tronto river is  long but flows mainly in the Marche region.

The highest mountain in the region is Corno Grande (), in the Teramo province, with an altitude of .

 Provinces 
The region is divided into four provinces:


 Province Abbreviation CapitalArea(km²) Population(1 January 2017) Density(inh./km²) ComuniChieti CH Chieti 2,599.58 389,169  104L'Aquila AQ L'Aquila 5,047.55 301,910  108Pescara PE Pescara 1,230.33 321,309  46Teramo TE Teramo 1,954.38 309,859  47 Total 10,831.84 1,322.247  305

Largest municipalities
The 10 comuni of the region with more people living in it are:
 No. Comuni Province Population(2017) Area(km2) Density(inh./km2)1 Pescara PE 120,420 34.36 2 L'Aquila AQ 69,605 473.91 3 Teramo TE 54,775 152.84 4 Montesilvano PE 54,152 23.57 5 Chieti CH 51,330 59.57 6 Avezzano AQ 42,509 104.09 7 Vasto CH 41,283 71.35 8 Lanciano CH 35,251 66.94 9 Roseto degli Abruzzi TE 25,602 53.27 10 Francavilla al Mare CH 25,520 23.09 

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References

Other websites

 Official Site 
 Official Tourist Information