Apulia

Apulia (; ; ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bari.

Its southernmost portion, known as Salento peninsula, has the shape of a high heel on the "boot" of Italy.

 Geography 
Apulia is in Southern Italy.  It has an area of . There are 4,077,166 people living in the region, for a density of .

The region is bordered by Molise to the northwest, Campania to the west, Basilicata to the southwest, the Strait of Otranto and the Ionian Sea to the southeast, the Gulf of Taranto to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to north and to the east.

Provinces
The region is divided into six provinces:

ProvinceAbbreviationArea (km²)PopulationDensity(inh./km²)ComuniBari BA    41Barletta-Andria-Trani BT    10Brindisi BR    20Foggia FG    61Lecce LE    97Taranto TA    29

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References

Other websites

 Official website 
 Environmental League Puglia