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| Regions of Italy Regioni d'Italia (Italian) | |
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| Category | Regionalised unitary state |
| Location | Italian Republic |
| Number | 20 |
| Populations | 143,000 (Aosta Valley) – 10,342,000 (Lombardy) |
| Areas | 3,261 km2 (1,259 sq mi) (Aosta Valley) – 25,832 km2 (9,974 sq mi) (Sicily) |
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The regions of Italy (Italian: regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level.[1] There are twenty regions, five of which are autonomous regions with special status. Under the Constitution of Italy, each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers. With the exception of the Aosta Valley (since 1945) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (2018–2020), each region is divided into a number of provinces.
History
During the Kingdom of Italy, regions were mere statistical districts of the central state. Under the Republic, they were granted a measure of political autonomy by the 1948 Italian Constitution. The original draft list comprised the Salento region (which was eventually included in Apulia); Friuli and Venezia Giulia were separate regions, and Basilicata was named Lucania. Abruzzo and Molise were identified as separate regions in the first draft, but were later merged into Abruzzi e Molise in the final constitution of 1948, before being separated in 1963.
Implementation of regional autonomy was postponed until the first Regional elections of 1970. The ruling Christian Democracy party did not want the opposition Italian Communist Party to gain power in the regions where it was historically rooted (the red belt of Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches).
Regions acquired a significant level of autonomy following a constitutional reform in 2001 (brought about by a centre-left government and confirmed by popular referendum), which granted them residual policy competence. A further federalist reform was proposed by the regionalist party Lega Nord and in 2005, the centre-right government led by Silvio Berlusconi proposed a new reform that would have greatly increased the power of regions.[2]
The proposals, which had been particularly associated with Lega Nord, and seen by some as leading the way to a federal state, were rejected in the 2006 Italian constitutional referendum by 61.7% "no" to 38.3% "yes".[2] The results varied considerably among the regions, ranging from 55.3% in favour in Veneto to 82% against in Calabria.[2]
Political control
Number of regions governed by each coalition since 1995:
Regions
| Flag | Region Italian name (if different) |
Status | Population[3] January 2023 |
Area | Pop. density (p/km2) |
HDI[4] 2022 | Capital | President | Number of comuni[5] | Prov. or metrop. cities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | km2 | % | ||||||||||
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Abruzzo | Ordinary | 1,307,000 | 2.16% | 10,832 km2 (4,182 sq mi) | 3.59% | 118 | 0.889 | L'Aquila | Marco Marsilio Brothers of Italy |
305 | 4 | |
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Aosta Valley Valle d'Aosta |
Autonomous | 143,000 | 0.21% | 3,261 km2 (1,259 sq mi) | 1.08% | 38 | 0.887 | Aosta | Renzo Testolin Valdostan Union |
74 | 1 | |
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Apulia Puglia |
Ordinary | 3,945,000 | 6.63% | 19,541 km2 (7,545 sq mi) | 6.48% | 200 | 0.854 | Bari | Michele Emiliano Democratic Party |
257 | 6 | |
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Basilicata | Ordinary | 559,000 | 0.92% | 10,073 km2 (3,889 sq mi) | 3.34% | 54 | 0.862 | Potenza | Vito Bardi Forza Italia |
131 | 2 | |
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Calabria | Ordinary | 1,870,000 | 3.13% | 15,222 km2 (5,877 sq mi) | 5.04% | 121 | 0.845 | Catanzaro | Roberto Occhiuto Forza Italia |
404 | 5 | |
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Campania | Ordinary | 5,615,000 | 9.48% | 13,671 km2 (5,278 sq mi) | 4.53% | 409 | 0.854 | Naples | Vincenzo De Luca Democratic Party |
550 | 5 | |
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Emilia-Romagna | Ordinary | 4,452,000 | 7.51% | 22,453 km2 (8,669 sq mi) | 7.44% | 197 | 0.921 | Bologna | Stefano Bonaccini Democratic Party |
330 | 9 | |
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia Furlanija-Julijska Krajina/Friûl-Vignesie Julie |
Autonomous | 1,219,000 | 2.03% | 7,924 km2 (3,059 sq mi) | 2.63% | 151 | 0.903 | Trieste | Massimiliano Fedriga League |
215 | 4 | |
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Lazio | Ordinary | 5,745,000 | 9.69% | 17,232 km2 (6,653 sq mi) | 5.71% | 332 | 0.914 | Rome | Francesco Rocca Independent |
378 | 5 | |
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Liguria | Ordinary | 1,535,000 | 2.56% | 5,416 km2 (2,091 sq mi) | 1.79% | 278 | 0.898 | Genoa | Giovanni Toti Us Moderates |
234 | 4 | |
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Lombardy Lombardia |
Ordinary | 10,342,000 | 16.89% | 23,864 km2 (9,214 sq mi) | 7.91% | 418 | 0.912 | Milan | Attilio Fontana League |
1,506 | 12 | |
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Marche | Ordinary | 1,524,000 | 2.53% | 9,401 km2 (3,630 sq mi) | 3.12% | 158 | 0.901 | Ancona | Francesco Acquaroli Brothers of Italy |
225 | 5 | |
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Molise | Ordinary | 324,000 | 0.49% | 4,461 km2 (1,722 sq mi) | 1.48% | 65 | 0.872 | Campobasso | Francesco Roberti Forza Italia |
136 | 2 | |
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Piedmont Piemonte |
Ordinary | 4,302,000 | 7.21% | 25,387 km2 (9,802 sq mi) | 8.41% | 168 | 0.898 | Turin | Alberto Cirio Forza Italia |
1,181 | 8 | |
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Sardinia Sardegna |
Autonomous | 1,604,000 | 2.68% | 24,100 km2 (9,300 sq mi) | 7.99% | 66 | 0.868 | Cagliari | Alessandra Todde Five Star Movement |
377 | 5 | |
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Sicily Sicilia |
Autonomous | 4,825,000 | 8.14% | 25,832 km2 (9,974 sq mi) | 8.56% | 186 | 0.845 | Palermo | Renato Schifani Forza Italia |
391 | 9 | |
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Trentino-South Tyrol Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Autonomous | 1,111,000 | 1.83% | 13,606 km2 (5,253 sq mi) | 4.51% | 79 | Trentino: 0.920 | Trento | Maurizio Fugatti League |
282 | 2 | |
| South Tyrol: 0.910 | |||||||||||||
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Tuscany Toscana |
Ordinary | 3,698,000 | 6.23% | 22,987 km2 (8,875 sq mi) | 7.62% | 160 | 0.907 | Florence | Eugenio Giani Democratic Party |
273 | 10 | |
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Umbria | Ordinary | 930,000 | 1.46% | 8,464 km2 (3,268 sq mi) | 2.81% | 102 | 0.897 | Perugia | Donatella Tesei League |
92 | 2 | |
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Veneto | Ordinary | 4,883,000 | 8.23% | 18,345 km2 (7,083 sq mi) | 5.97% | 265 | 0.900 | Venice | Luca Zaia League |
563 | 7 | |
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Italy Italia |
— | 59,933,000 | 100.00% | 302,068.26 km2 (116,629.21 sq mi) | 100.00% | 195 | 0.892 | Rome | Sergio Mattarella Independent |
7,904 | 107 | |
Macroregions
Macroregions are the first-level NUTS of the European Union.(it)[6]
