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The Metropolitan City of Bari ( Italian : città metropolitana di Bari ) is a metropolitan city in the Apulia region of Italy . Its capital is the city of Bari . It replaced the province of Bari and includes the city of Bari and some forty other comuni ( sg. : comune ). 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.

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45-556: A population of 1,222,143 (2023). Overlooking the Adriatic Sea in south-eastern Italy, the Province of Bari is located in the central part of Apulia and is bordered on the west by the provinces of Matera and Potenza , to the north by the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani , and to the south by the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi . The province of Bari was formerly a part of the region of Terra di Bari , which once included

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75-571: Is an Italian politician and former Mayor of Bari . Decaro graduated in engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bari . After a brief work experience as deputy head of the department of the Apulian Aqueduct, he was employed by ANAS in 2000. In 2004 he was hired by mayor of Bari Michele Emiliano as Councilor for mobility and traffic, distinguishing himself for his environmentalism: Decaro has contributed to

90-693: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Metropolitan City of Bari#Government 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 an area of 3.825 km (1.477 sq mi) and

105-498: Is heavily populated. The south, on the contrary, is characterized by the absence of these large centers; the only municipality to be around 50,000 inhabitants is Monopoli . In the southern part of the province, on the border with that of Taranto, is the Itria Valley , between the towns of Alberobello , Locorotondo , Cisternino and Martina Franca . The province is largely devoid of rivers and lakes, although underground rivers in

120-606: The 2005 census. The arable land in the province of Bari is exploited with the cultivation of olive and grapes , but also cherries, peaches , and almonds . From that agricultural activity is derived olive oil , wine and table grapes. Bitonto is especially noted for its extra virgin olive oil, and Corato (with the Coratina olive variety) and Giovinazzo are along notable producing areas. The centers of wine production are mainly concentrated in Gravina and Ruvo di Puglia , in

135-531: The association of all the mayors of the country. On 26 May 2019, Decaro ran for re-election as mayor of Bari. He won handily with nearly two-thirds of the vote (66.27%) in the first round, thus avoiding a runoff. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged Northern Italy, even though he is mayor of a Southern city, Decaro became a social media star and instant sensation overnight due to his strong-mannered rebukes of citizens who would not respect

150-589: The implementation of initiatives and infrastructures that have marked the change in the mobility and traffic policies in Bari . His goal was to empty the city center of cars and redefine the spaces and lifestyle of citizens and commuters. In 2010 he was elected regional councilor in Apulia as a member of the Democratic Party and was group leader of the party in the regional assembly from 2010 to 2013, when he

165-498: The karst landscape has formed numerous caves, including those of Castellana and Putignano . With the establishment of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in 2004, in addition to the provincial capitals, the province of Bari lost another 4 municipalities, i.e. Bisceglie , Canosa di Puglia , Minervino Murge and Spinazzola . This left the remaining Province of Bari with 41 comuni and an adjusted population of 1,248,084 as of

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180-463: The north of Bari, and Adelfia , Noicattaro , Rutigliano and Locorotondo , in the south of Bari. Also important is the production of cherries; the Apulian red is especially prevalent in the countryside of Turi and Putignano . 41°7′31″N 16°52′0″E / 41.12528°N 16.86667°E / 41.12528; 16.86667 Antonio Decaro Antonio Decaro (born 17 July 1970)

195-661: The stay-at-home rule. Decaro even had Facebook and Instagram fan pages read by women who immediately claimed to be attracted to him because of his online rants appealing to his constituents to comply with the rule became popular. In 2024, with his second term as mayor coming to an end, Decaro ran for the European Parliament as number two candidate on the Democratic Party list in the Southern Italy constituency. He received 499 661 preference votes in

210-726: The towns of Fasano and Cisternino , now in the province of Brindisi. The area is dominated by the Murgia hills in the inner part, a karst plateau which is the home of the Alta Murgia National Park , one of the newest national parks in Italy, established in 2004. Only the Bari hinterland and the coastal strip are flat. The north of the province, with Bari, Altamura , Bitonto , Corato , Gravina in Puglia , and Molfetta ,

225-565: Was elected Deputy after the 2013 elections . In January 2014, he announced on his Facebook page his intention to run for mayor of Bari . In June, he is elected mayor, with the support of his predecessor Michele Emiliano , the Democratic Party , Left Ecology Freedom , Italy of Values and the Democratic Centre . On 12 October 2016, Decaro was elected President of the National Association of Italian Comunes,

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