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Genoa
Genova | |
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| Comune di Genova | |
 A collage of Genoa, clockwise from top left: Lighthouse of Genoa, Piazza De Ferrari, Galleria Mazzini, Brigata Liguria Street, view of San Teodoro from Port of Genoa | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Genoa Location of Genoa in Italy  Genoa Genoa (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′40″N 8°55′58″E / 44.41111°N 8.93278°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Genoa (GE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Doria (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 243.60 km2 (94.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 594,733 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Genovese, Genovesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16121-16167 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
| Saint day | June 24 |
| Website | www.comune.genova.it |
Genoa (/ˈdʒɛnoʊ.ə/ JEN-oh-ə; Italian: Genova [ˈdʒɛːnova] ; Ligurian: Zena [ˈzeːna]; English, historically, and Latin: Genua) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits.[1] As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa,[2] counted 855,834 resident persons.[3] Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera.[4]
Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is currently the second-busiest in Italy, after the port of Gioia Tauro in Campania, and twelfth-busiest in the European Union.[5][6] Genoa has been nicknamed la Superba ("the Proud one") due to its glorious past and impressive landmarks.[7] Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List (UNESCO) in 2006. The city's rich cultural history in notably its art, music and cuisine allowed it to become the 2004 European Capital of Culture. It is the birthplace of Niccolò Paganini, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Grimaldo Canella, founder of the House of Grimaldi, among others.
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Genoa, which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of north-west Italy, is one of the country's major economic centres.[8][9] The city has hosted massive shipyards and steelworks since the 19th century, and its solid financial sector dates back to the Middle Ages. The Bank of Saint George, founded in 1407, is among the oldest in the world and has played an important role in the city's prosperity since the middle of the 15th century.[10][11] Today a number of leading Italian companies are based in the city, including Fincantieri, Selex ES,[12] Ansaldo Energia,[13] Ansaldo STS, Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone, Piaggio Aerospace and Costa Cruises.
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- ^ Ansaldo Energia: Company profile LinkedIn Corporation.