Turin
Turin (Italian: Torino, pronoonced [toˈriːno] (
listen); Piedmontese: Turin, pronounced [tyˈɾiŋ]; Laitin: Augusta Taurinorum) is a ceity an major business an cultural centre in northren Italy, caipital o the Piemont region, locatit mainly on the left bank o the Po River, in front o Susa Glen an surroondit bi the wastren Alpine arch. The population o the ceity proper is 911,823 (December 2012) while the population o the urban area is estimatit bi Eurostat tae be 1.7 million indwallers. The Turin metropolitan area is estimatit bi the OECD tae hae a population o 2.2 million.[2]
Turin Torino | |
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| Città di Torino | |
 A collage o Turin: in the tap left is the Mole Antonelliana, followed bi a view o the ceity unner the snaw, the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the Ryal Palace o Turin an the Museo del Risorgimento (Palazzo Carignano) | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Turin Location o Turin in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°ECoordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Piemont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Piero Fassino (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.17 km2 (50.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 875,698 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10100, 10121-10156 |
| Diallin code | 011 |
| Patron saunt | John the Baptist |
| Saunt day | 24 June |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
References
eedit- ↑ ‘Ceity’ population (i.e. that o the comune or municipality) frae [www.demo.istat.it/bilmens2012gen/index.html], ISTAT.
- ↑ OECD. "Competitive Cities in the Global Economy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 30 Apryle 2009.
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