Apulia (ita)

Apulia

Apulia ranks 1,708th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Merseburg, Kuressaare, and Neath. Memorable people born in Apulia include Aldo Moro, Louis II of Italy, and Nicola Pisano. Memorable people who died in Apulia include Padre Pio, Crixus, and William Iron Arm. Apulia has been the birth place of many politicians, and composers and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Apulia is located in Italy.

Apulia, also known by its Italian name Puglia, 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 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million people. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. The regional capital is Bari. Read more on Wikipedia