Marche

Marche is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Central Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of Ancona.

 Geography 
The region is located in Central Italy bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscany to the west, Umbria to the southwest, Abruzzo and Lazio to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Marche is the 15th largest region in Italy, with a total area of . The main rivers in the region are:
 Metauro, 
 Tronto, 
 Potenza, 
 Chienti, 
 Esino, 

The Nera river is  long but is a tributary of the Tiber and flows mainly in the Lazio region.

The highest mountain in the region is Monte Vettore, in the Ascoli Piceno province, with an altitude of .

 Provinces 
The region is divided into five provinces:

 Province Abbreviation CapitalArea(km²) Population(1 January 2017) Density(inh./km²) ComuniAncona AN Ancona 1,963.22 474,124  47Ascoli Piceno AP Ascoli Piceno 1,228.27 209,450  33Fermo FM Fermo 862.77 174,849  40Macerata MC Macerata 2,779.34 318,921  55Pesaro e Urbino PU Pesaro 2,567.78 360,711  54 Total 9,401.38 1,538,055  229

Largest municipalities
The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
 No. Comuni Province Population(2017) Area(km2) Density(inh./km2)1 Ancona AN 100,696 124.84 2 Pesaro PU 94,813 126.77 3 Fano PU 60,852 121.84 4 Ascoli Piceno AP 49,203 158.02 5 San Benedetto del Tronto AP 47,420 18.00 6 Senigallia AN 44,706 117.77 7 Civitanova Marche MC 42,251 46.07 8 Macerata MC 42,209 92.53 9 Jesi AN 40,318 108.90 10 Fermo FM 37,396 124.53 

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References

Other websites

 Blog in English just about Le Marche Italy

 Official Site