Central Italy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Central Italy Italia centrale
Country	Italy
Regions	List Lazio Marche Toscana Umbria
Area
• Total	58,052 km2 (22,414 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (2016 est.)	12,067,524
Languages
– Official language	Italian
– Other common languages	Central Italian Tuscan

Central Italy (Italian: Italia centrale or just Centro) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a NUTS1 level region.

Geography

Central Italy borders to the northwest with Liguria (Northwest Italy); to the northeast with San Marino and Emilia-Romagna (Northeast Italy); to the south with Abruzzo, Molise and Campania (South Italy).

The Adriatic Sea is to the east and the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ligurian Sea to the west.

The Apennines are mountain ranges that go across Central Italy. The highest point, in the region, is Monte Vettore (42°49′N 13°16′E / 42.817°N 13.267°E / 42.817; 13.267 (Ortles)) that is 2,476 metres (8,123 ft) high. The main rivers are the Arno and Tiber rivers. The largest lakes are Trasimeno, Bolsena and Bracciano.

Regions

Central Italy encompasses four of the 20 regions of Italy, including 41 provinces and 985 comuniː

As geographical region, however, Central Italy also includes the regions of Abruzzo and Molise, which are usually part of Southern Italy for historical reasonsː both were part of the southern Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The comuni with more than 100,000 persons living in them areː

Related pages

• NUTS level 1:
  • Northwest Italy
  • Northeast Italy
  • Central Italy
  • South Italy
  • Insular Italy
• Northern Italy
• Southern Italy

See also

In Spanish: Italia central para niños