Bari

This article is about the city in Italy. For other uses, see Bari (disambiguation).

"Barese" redirects here. For other uses, see Barese (disambiguation).

Bari Bare (Neapolitan)
Comune
Comune di Bari
Lungomare di Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Palazzo Mincuzzi Basilica di San Nicola Teatro Margherita
Flag Coat of arms
Bari Location of Bari in Italy Bari Bari (Apulia) Bari Bari (Europe)
Coordinates: 41°07′31″N 16°52′0″E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari (BA)
Government
• Mayor	Vito Leccese (PD)
Area
• Total	117.39 km2 (45.32 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	316,248
• Density	2,694.0/km2 (6,977.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Barese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT code	072006
Patron saint	St. Nicholas
Saint day	8 May
Website	www.comune.bari.it

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Bari (/ˈbɑːri/ BAR-ee, Italian: [ˈbaːri] ^ⓘ; Barese: Bare [ˈbæːrə]; Latin: Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the region of Apulia, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is one of the most important economic centres of mainland southern Italy. It is a port and university city as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself is the 9th-largest city in Italy with a population of 316,248, while the urban area has approximately 750,000 inhabitants. Its metropolitan province is the 5th-largest metropolitan city in the country, with a population of 1,218,073.

Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Norman-Swabian Castle, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district (the via Sparano and via Argiro).

Modern residential zones surrounding the centre of Bari were built during the 1960s and 1970s replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. In addition, the outer suburbs developed rapidly during the 1990s.