Putignano
Sign in to savePutignano (Barese: ) is one of the neighborhoods of the Italian town Bari. With 26,644 inhabitants it is located in the Murgia of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. It is known for its ancient Carnival, for textile manufacturing companies and for karst caves.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Putignano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Putignano - Chiesa di Santa Maria La Greca e di San Stefano protomartire - 2023-09-16 12-41-58 001.jpg
- Italian comune.image_size
- 200
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Putignano-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms of Putignano
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Bari (BA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Bacano, Chiancarosa, Gorgo di Mola, Marchione, Parco Grande, San Michele, San Michele in Monte Laureto, San Pietro Piturno
- Italian comune.mayor
- Michele Vinella
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 99.11
- Italian comune.population_total
- 27394
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Putignanesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 372
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Stephen
- Italian comune.day
- 3 August
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 70017
- Italian comune.area_code
- 080
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- Physical geography
- Origin of the name
- History
- Events
- Carnival
- Monuments and places of interest
- Religious architectures
- Others
- Languages and dialects
- Movie set
- Economy
- Culture
- Transport
- Services
- References
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Putignano (Barese: ) is one of the neighborhoods of the Italian town Bari. With 26,644 inhabitants it is located in the Murgia of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. It is known for its ancient Carnival, for textile manufacturing companies and for karst caves.
==Physical geography== Putignano rises in a hilly position in the Murgia of trulli and caves, at an altitude of 372 m s.l.m. The territory, which covers an area of 99.11 km2 and has an altitude of between 293 and 456 m asl, is morphologically made up of a series of terraces composed of layers of limestone positioned on irregular levels.