Padua

Padua Padova
Comune
Città di Padova
Prato della Valle
Coat of arms
Padua Location of Padua in Italy
Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°52′E / 45.417°N 11.867°E / 45.417; 11.867Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°52′E / 45.417°N 11.867°E / 45.417; 11.867
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province / Metropolitan city	Padua (PD)
Government
• Mayor	Michele Penta (LV–LN)
Area
• Total	92.85 km2 (35.85 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (31 October 2011)
• Total	214,125
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Padovani or Patavini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35100
Dialing code	049
Patron saint	Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint day	June 13
Website	Official website

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location	Italy
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii
Reference	824
UNESCO region	Europe
Inscription history
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)

Padua (/ˈpædju.ə/ or US /ˈpædʒu.ə/, Italian: Padova [ˈpaːdova]; Venetian: Pàdova) is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 214,000 (as of 2011^[update]). The city is sometimes included, with Venice (Italian Venezia) and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having a population of c. 1,600,000.

Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River, 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Venice and 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Vicenza. The Brenta River, which once ran through the city, still touches the northern districts. Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain (Pianura Veneta). To the city's south west lies the Euganaean Hills, praised by Lucan and Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Shelley.