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Genoa
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Genoa
Comune di Genova
Genova in 1810
Flag
Coat of arms
Genoa
Coordinates: 44°242N 08°552Eÿ / ÿ44.4, 8.917
Sovereign state
Italy
Region
Liguria
Province
Province of Genoa
Government
- Mayor
Marta Vincenzi
Area
- Total
243 km² (93.8 sq mi)
Elevation
+20 m (66 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total
620,316 ( 6th)
- Density
2,553/km² (6,612.2/sq mi)
- Called
Zenéixi (in ligurian),
Genovesi (in italian)
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
16100
Area code(s)
010
Patron saints
St. John the Baptist
Website: http://www.comune.genova.it/
Genoa (Genova, pronounced [Èd’[Ðnova], in Italian; Zena [ÈzeÐna] in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and, archaically, in English) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of ca. 890,000.
