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Taranto is a coastal city in Southern Italy that serves as both a major commercial port and the primary base for the Italian Navy. As the capital of its province and the second-largest city in the Apulia region, it plays a significant role in Italy's maritime commerce and military operations.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Taranto
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Taranto
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Taranto-Bandiera.svg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- From the top, left to right: San Francesco de Paola Bridge and the Taranto Cathedral; City hall and the Aragon Castle; and the Palace of Government
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Taranto-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- Taranto (TA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Talsano, Lido Azzurro, Lama, San Vito, San Donato
- Italian comune.mayor
- Piero Bitetti
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 249.86
- Italian comune.population_total
- 185909
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2025
- Italian comune.elevation_min_m
- 3
- Italian comune.elevation_max_m
- 431
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Catald of Taranto
- Italian comune.day
- 10 May
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 74121, 74122, 74123
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Official name
- Taranto
- Demonym
- tarantini
- Participant in
- Pyrrhic War
- Country
- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- Located in
- Terra d'Otranto
- Population
- 236400
- Area
- 249.86
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Province of Taranto
- Shares border with
- Villa Castelli
- Official website
- www.comune.taranto.it
- Image
- Castello Aragonese(Taranto).JPG
- Dialing code
- 099
- Licence plate code
- TA
- Patron saint
- Catald
- Significant event
- Battle of Tarentum
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- twinned administrative body
- Tirana
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Taranto
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Taranto
- Commons category
- Taranto
- postal code
- 74121-74122-74123
- topic's main category
- Category:Taranto
- Commons gallery
- Taranto
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Taranto
- different from
- tarento
- native label
- Taranto
- owner of
- Stadio Erasmo Iacovone
- P8168
- Tom Bunk
- inception
- 0706-00-00
- P12749
- 1911
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On the map
3 mapped locations
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