Northwest Italy

Northwest Italy consists of four of 's regions: , , and Valle d'Aosta. To the east lies , to the north is and to the west . The is mostly in Northwest Italy.
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is financially the most important city in , and home to the Borsa Italiana stock exchange. It is the second most populous city proper in the country, but sits at the centre of Italy's largest urban and metropolitan area.

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is a city in the region of northwestern Italy, with a population of about 844,000 in 2023, and another 1.5 million across its metropolitan area.

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is a historic port city in northern , the capital of the region. As a tourist attraction, it is often overshadowed by cities such as or , even though it has a long history as a rich and powerful trade centre.

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is a northern region of , and with 10 million people is the most populous one. Producing a fifth of Italy's GDP, it is also the mightiest economically.

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is a region in the northwest of , next to the border with . The main city is , which was host to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.

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is a region of Northwest Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. There are wonderful cities that start from the border with France to the border with the Tuscany region.

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The is a region of in the , where there are the highest mountains in Europe, including , Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso.

Northwest Italy

Latitude of center
45.2054° or 45° 12′ 20″ north
Longitude of center
8.9623° or 8° 57′ 44″ east
Population
16,000,000
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Geo­Names ID
12089030
Wiki­data ID
Q2725942
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Northwest Italy” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Italia noroccidental”
  • Balinese: “Itali Kalér Kauh”
  • Catalan: “Itàlia nord-occidental”
  • Chinese: “意大利西北部”
  • Chinese: “義大利西北部”
  • Chinese: “西北義大利”
  • Czech: “Severozápadní Itálie”
  • Dutch: “Noordwest-Italië”
  • Esperanto: “Nordokcidenta Italio”
  • French: “Italie du Nord-Ouest”
  • French: “Italie nord-occidentale”
  • German: “Nordwestitalien”
  • Greek: “Βορειοδυτική Ιταλία”
  • Hebrew: “צפון-מערב איטליה”
  • Indonesian: “Italia Barat Laut”
  • Italian: “Italia nord-occidentale”
  • Italian: “Italia nordoccidentale”
  • Italian: “Nord-Ovest”
  • Japanese: “北西イタリア”
  • Korean: “이탈리아 북서부”
  • Ossetian: “Цæгат-Ныгуылæн Итали”
  • Persian: “شمال غربی ایتالیا”
  • Polish: “Północno-zachodnie Włochy”
  • Romanian: “Italia de Nord-Vest”
  • Russian: “Северо-западная Италия”
  • Russian: “Северо-Западная Италия”
  • Slovak: “Severozápadné Taliansko”
  • Spanish: “Italia noroccidental”
  • Swedish: “Nordvästra Italien”
  • Urdu: “شمال مغربی اطالیہ”
  • Venetian: “Itàlia nord-osidentałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Bắc Ý”

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