Basilikata

Also known as Basilicata region, Lucania region

Region in Süditalien

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Basilicata is an administrative region in Southern Italy, situated between Campania, Apulia, and Calabria, with coastlines on both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas. Geographically, it forms "the arch" of Italy's distinctive boot shape, positioned between Calabria's "toe" and Apulia's "heel."

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Basilicata
Settlement.native_name_lang: it
Settlement.other_name: Lucania
Settlement.settlement_type: Region
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Basilicata.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Regione-Basilicata-Stemma.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 50px
Settlement.image_map: Basilicata in Italy.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Potenza
Settlement.leader_party: FI
Settlement.leader_title: President
Settlement.leader_name: Vito Bardi
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice President
Settlement.leader_name1: Pasquale Pepe
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10073.32
Settlement.population_total: 530004

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Italy
Official name: -
Demonym: basilischi
Country: Italy
Located in: Italy
Contains: province of Potenza
Capital: Potenza
Population: 547579
Area: 9994.61
Elevation: 633
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Ionian Sea
Head of government: Vito Bardi
Shares border with: Calabria
Official website: www.regione.basilicata.it
Image: Confini della Basilicata.png
Patron saint: Gerard Majella

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Commons category: Basilicata
topic's main category: Category:Basilicata
category for people born here: Category:Births in Basilicata
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Basilicata
twinned administrative body: Buenos Aires
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Basilicata
category of associated people: Category:People from Basilicata
Commons gallery: Basilicata
native label: Basilicata
P11012: December 19
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Article · Deutsch

Basilikata (italienisch Basilicata) ist eine Region in Süditalien. Sie liegt auf der Apenninhalbinsel südöstlich von Kampanien, südwestlich von Apulien und nördlich von Kalabrien. Dabei wird sie in die Provinzen Potenza und Matera gegliedert, auf deren Fläche von 9994 km² insgesamt 556.934 Einwohner (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) wohnen. Die Hauptstadt ist Potenza. Die um die Hauptstadt liegende Provinz Potenza hieß vor 1871 Provinz Basilikata, war aber nur ein Teil der heutigen Region Basilikata.

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