Bari (ita)

Bari

Bari ranks 1,321st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Villach, Perth, Scotland, and Bondy. Memorable people born in Bari include Niccolò Piccinni, Bohemond II of Antioch, and Melus of Bari. Memorable people who died in Bari include Bohemond I of Antioch, Bona Sforza, and Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan. Bari has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and military personnels. Bari is located in Italy.

Bari is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples. It is a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself has a population of 315,284 inhabitants, and an area of over 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi), while the urban area has 750,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has 1.3 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia