Northern Italy
Geographic and cultural region
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Interest in “Northern Italy” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-06-03.
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Key Takeaways
- Northern Italy (Italian: Italia Settentrionale , Nord Italia , Alta Italia ) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy.
- With a population of 27.
- 72 km 2 (46,453.
- Two of Italy's largest metropolitan areas, Milan and Turin, are located in the region.
- 5% of the Italian economy.
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Source summary
WikipediaNorthern Italy (Italian: Italia Settentrionale, Nord Italia, Alta Italia) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four northwestern regions of Piedmont, Aosta Valley, Liguria and Lombardy in addition to the four northeastern regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Emilia-Romagna.
With a population of 27.5 million in an area of 120,312.72 km2 (46,453.00 mi2) as of 2025, the region covers roughly 40% of Italy and contains 46% of its population. Two of Italy's largest metropolitan areas, Milan and Turin, are located in the region. Northern Italy's GDP was estimated at €1 trillion in 2021, accounting for 56.5% of the Italian economy.
Northern Italy has a rich and distinct culture. Thirty-seven of the fifty-nine World Heritage Sites in Italy are found in the region. Rhaeto-Romance and Gallo-Italic languages are spoken in the region, as opposed to the Italo-Dalmatian languages spoken in the rest of Italy. The Venetian language is sometimes considered to be part of the Italo-Dalmatian languages, but some major publications such as Ethnologue (to which UNESCO refers on its page about endangered languages) and Glottolog define it as Gallo-Italic.
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