Province of Bari explained

Province of Bari
Native Name Lang:it
Settlement Type:Province
(1860–2014)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apulia
Seat Type:Capital(s)
Seat:Bari
Parts Type:Comuni
Parts Style:para
P1:41
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5138
Population Total:1261954
Population As Of:2013
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:70001–70100
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:080, 0883
Registration Plate:BA
Blank Name Sec1:ISTAT
Blank Info Sec1:072

The province of Bari (Italian: provincia di Bari; Neapolitan: pruvincia 'e Bari; Neapolitan: label=[[Barese dialect|Barese]]|provinge de Bare) was a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Bari.

It has an area of 5138km2, and a total population of 1,594,109 (2005). On 1 January 2015 it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Bari.

List of comuni

Economy

The arable land in the former province of Bari is exploited with the cultivation of olive and grapes but also cherries, peaches, and almonds. From that agricultural activity is derived olive oil, wine and table grapes.[1] Bitonto is especially noted for its extra virgin olive oil, Corato, with its own autochthonous variety "Coratina", and Giovinazzo are along notable producing areas. The centers of wine production are mainly concentrated in Gravina and Ruvo di Puglia, in the north of Bari, and Adelfia, Noicattaro, Rutigliano and Locorotondo, in the south of Bari. Also important is the production of cherries; the Apulian red is especially prevalent in the countryside of Turi and Putignano.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lago, Enrico Dal. Agrarian Elites: American Slaveholders and Southern Italian Landowners, 1815–1861. 2005. LSU Press. 978-0-8071-3087-2. 202.
  2. Book: Rivista di frutticoltura e di ortofloricoltura. 1997. Grupo Giornalistico Edagricole. Italian. 20.