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Apulia (/ ə ˈ p uː l i ə / ə-POO-lee-ə), also known by its Italian name Puglia (Italian:), [3] [a] is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 ...
The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is composed of 51 members, 50 councillors and the President. 23 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 27 councillors (elected in a general ticket) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect.
Each region has an elected parliament, called Consiglio Regionale (regional council), or Assemblea Regionale (regional assembly) in Sicily, and a government called Giunta Regionale (regional committee), headed by a governor called Presidente della Giunta Regionale (president of the regional committee) or Presidente della Regione (regional ...
Location of Apulia (Puglia) within Italy Provinces of Apulia. The following is a list of the municipalities of Apulia, Italy. [1] There are 258 municipalities in Apulia (as of January 2019): 41 in the Metropolitan City of Bari; 10 in the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani; 20 in the Province of Brindisi; 61 in the Province of Foggia
ISTAT Code Comune Population (2005) 071001 Accadia: 2,608 071002 Alberona: 1,075 071003 Anzano di Puglia: 2,090 071004 Apricena: 13,664 071005 Ascoli Satriano
Ruvo di Puglia (Italian: [ˈruːvo di ˈpuʎʎa]; Ruvestine: Rìuve) is a city and comune (municipality) of 25,457 inhabitants (as of 2017) [4] in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia. It is an art city of Apulia , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and an Apulian tourist destination. [ 7 ]
Gravina in Puglia is famous for one of the oldest fairs in Europe: the Saint George's Fair has been held each April since 1294. Gravina's cuisine, one of Apulia's most traditional ones, is based on three typical agricultural products found within the surrounding region of Apulia, namely wheat, olive oil and wine.
The County of Apulia and Calabria (Latin: Comitatus Apuliae et Calabriae), later the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria (Latin: Ducatus Apuliae et Calabriae), was a Norman state founded by William of Hauteville in 1043, composed of the territories of Gargano, Capitanata, Apulia, Vulture, and most of Campania.