Metropolitan City of Bari
Metropolitan City of Bari
Città metropolitana di Bari (Italian) | |
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The Provincial Building of Bari, today, the institutional headquarters of the Metropolitan City of Bari | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Map highlighting the location of the Metropolitan City of Bari in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Capital(s) | Bari |
| Municipalities | 41 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan mayor | Vito Leccese |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,862.88 km2 (1,491.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 1,218,191 |
| • Density | 315.358/km2 (816.774/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €28.220 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €22,945 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70001–70100 |
| Telephone prefix | 080, 0883 |
| Vehicle registration | BA |
| ISTAT | 272 |
The Metropolitan City of Bari (Italian: città metropolitana di Bari) is a metropolitan city in the region of Apulia of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari. It replaced the province of Bari and includes the city of Bari and 40 other municipalities. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since January 1, 2015.
The Metropolitan City of Bari is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 1 January 2015 Antonio Decaro, as mayor of the capital city, has been the first mayor of the Metropolitan City.
It has a population of 1,218,191 in an area of 3,862.88 km2 (1,491.47 sq mi) as of 2025.