Bari
Bari (; Bari dialect: Bare; ; ) is a city in southern Italy. Bari is the capital of Bari Provence and of the Apulia Region. The city itself has a population of about 320,475, as of 2011, over 116 km 2 , while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km 2 . The metropolitan area has a million inhabitants. It is the second biggest city in southern Italy (after Naples).
During World War II there was an air raid on Bari. It was called the “Little Pearl Harbor”.
Municipalities
Bari is divided into 5 municipalities (Municipi), constituted in 2014. The municipality is also divided into 17 official neighbourhoods (“quartieri”).
Climate
Bari has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification) with mild winters and hot, dry summers. Snowfall is rare. During the summer of 2008 temperatures reached as high as 42 °C.
Twin towns—Sister cities
Bari is twinned with:
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