Northwest Italy
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Northwest Italy (Italian: Italia nord-occidentale or just Nord-ovest) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northwest encompasses four of the country's 20 regions:
Northwest Italy
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| Country | Italy |
| Regions | |
| Area | |
• Total | 57,950 km2 (22,370 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2022) | 15,817,057 |
| Languages | |
| – Official language | Italian |
| – Official linguistic minorities[2] | |
| – Regional languages | |
Geography
It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large part of the Po Valley and is crossed by the Po river, the longest in Italy.
Demography
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Perspective
In 2022, the population resident in north-western Italy amounts to 15,817,057 inhabitants.[1]
Regions
Most populous municipalities
Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants:[1]
| # | Municipality | Region | Province | Inhabitants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan |  Lombardy | Milan | 1,354,196 |
| 2 | Turin |  Piedmont | Turin | 841,600 |
| 3 | Genoa |  Liguria | Genoa | 558,745 |
| 4 | Brescia | Lombardy | Brescia | 196,446 |
| 5 | Monza | Lombardy | Monza and Brianza | 121,799 |
| 6 | Bergamo | Lombardy | Bergamo | 119,534 |
| 7 | Novara | Piedmont | Novara | 101,257 |
| 9 | La Spezia | Liguria | La Spezia | 92,119 |
| 8 | Alessandria | Piedmont | Alessandria | 91,059 |
| 10 | Como | Lombardy | Como | 83,184 |
| 11 | Busto Arsizio | Lombardy | Varese | 82,951 |
| 12 | Sesto San Giovanni | Lombardy | Milan | 78,884 |
| 13 | Varese | Lombardy | Varese | 78,409 |
| 15 | Cinisello Balsamo | Lombardy | Milan | 74,528 |
| 14 | Asti | Piedmont | Asti | 73,421 |
| 17 | Cremona | Lombardy | Cremona | 70,637 |
| 16 | Pavia | Lombardy | Pavia | 70,636 |
| 18 | Vigevano | Lombardy | Pavia | 62,076 |
| 19 | Legnano | Lombardy | Milan | 59,941 |
| 20 | Savona | Liguria | Savona | 58,194 |
| 21 | Moncalieri | Piedmont | Turin | 56,117 |
| 22 | Cuneo | Piedmont | Cuneo | 55,744 |
| 24 | Gallarate | Lombardy | Varese | 52,811 |
| 23 | Sanremo | Liguria | Imperia | 52,787 |
| 25 | Rho | Lombardy | Milan | 50,299 |
Economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 580.3 billion euro in 2018, accounting for 32.9% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,900 euro or 119% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]
See also
References
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