Northwest Italy (Italian: Italia nord-occidentale or just Nord-ovest) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northwest encompasses four of the country's 20 regions:
Geography
It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large part of the Po Valley and is crossed by the Po river, the longest in Italy.
Demography
In 2022, the population resident in north-western Italy amounts to 15,817,057 inhabitants.[1]
Regions
Region | Capital | Inhabitants |
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Aosta | 122,955 |
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Genoa | 1,502,624 |
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Milan | 9,950,742 |
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Turin | 4,240,736 |
Most populous municipalities
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Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants:[1]
# | Municipality | Region | Province | Inhabitants |
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1 | Milan | ![]() |
Milan | 1,354,196 |
2 | Turin | ![]() |
Turin | 841,600 |
3 | Genoa | ![]() |
Genoa | 558,745 |
4 | Brescia | ![]() |
Brescia | 196,446 |
5 | Monza | ![]() |
Monza and Brianza | 121,799 |
6 | Bergamo | ![]() |
Bergamo | 119,534 |
7 | Novara | ![]() |
Novara | 101,257 |
9 | La Spezia | ![]() |
La Spezia | 92,119 |
8 | Alessandria | ![]() |
Alessandria | 91,059 |
10 | Como | ![]() |
Como | 83,184 |
11 | Busto Arsizio | ![]() |
Varese | 82,951 |
12 | Sesto San Giovanni | ![]() |
Milan | 78,884 |
13 | Varese | ![]() |
Varese | 78,409 |
15 | Cinisello Balsamo | ![]() |
Milan | 74,528 |
14 | Asti | ![]() |
Asti | 73,421 |
17 | Cremona | ![]() |
Cremona | 70,637 |
16 | Pavia | ![]() |
Pavia | 70,636 |
18 | Vigevano | ![]() |
Pavia | 62,076 |
19 | Legnano | ![]() |
Milan | 59,941 |
20 | Savona | ![]() |
Savona | 58,194 |
21 | Moncalieri | ![]() |
Turin | 56,117 |
22 | Cuneo | ![]() |
Cuneo | 55,744 |
24 | Gallarate | ![]() |
Varese | 52,811 |
23 | Sanremo | ![]() |
Imperia | 52,787 |
25 | Rho | ![]() |
Milan | 50,299 |
Economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 580.3 billion euro in 2018, accounting for 32.9% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,900 euro or 119% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]
See also
- National Institute of Statistics (Italy)
- NUTS statistical regions of Italy
- Italian NUTS level 1 regions:
- Northern Italy
- Central Italy
- Southern Italy
References
- ^ a b c "Bilancio demografico e popolazione residente per sesso al 31 dicembre 2022" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Legge 482". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
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