City of Turin

Turin Torino
Comune
Città di Torino
Turin and Mole Antonelliana, with the Alps as background, from Monte dei Cappuccini in 2013
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E / 45.067; 7.700Coordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E / 45.067; 7.700
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province / Metropolitan city	Metropolitan City of Turin (TO)
Government
• Mayor	Chiara Appendino (M5S)
Area
• Total	130.17 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population (1 January 2017)
• Total	886,837
• Density	6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Torinese (pl. Torinesi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	10100, 10121-10156
Dialing code	0039 011
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2017)
Romania	100,559
Morocco	24,952
China	10,419
Albania	10,057
Peru	9,218
Moldova	6,615
Nigeria	6,079
Egypt	5,406
Philippines	4,105
Brazil	2,683
Senegal	2,342
Ukraine	1,791
Tunisia	1,695
Bangladesh	1,690
France	1,630
Ecuador	1,609
Poland	1,280
Pakistan	1,248
Spain	1,237
India	1,081
Russia	1,026
Cuba	935
Somalia	916

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

Stupinigi: One of the Savoy royal houses in Turin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Province of Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Duchy of Savoy, Q28769238, Pô, Italy
Coordinates	45°04′N 7°42′E / 45.07°N 7.7°E / 45.07; 7.7
Area	130,170,000 m2 (1.4011×109 sq ft)
Includes	Q36617857 Q36618125 Q36618297 Q36618481 Q36618680 Q36618723 Q36618792 Q36618827 Q36618857 Q36618875
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iv, v
Reference	823
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Website	www.comune.torino.it
Location of Turin
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Turin (/tjʊˈrɪn/ tyuu-RIN; Italian: Torino, pronounced [toˈriːno]; Piedmontese: Turin, pronounced [tyˈɾiŋ]) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Turin (an administrative division of Italy) and of the Piedmont region, and was the first capital city of Italy from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 886,837 (31 December 2016) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

In 1997 a part of the historical center of Turin was inscribed in the World Heritage List under the name Residences of the Royal House of Savoy.