South Tyrol
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South Tyrol Autonome Provinz Bozen — Südtirol Provincia autonoma di Bolzano — Alto Adige Provinzia autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan — Südtirol |
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of South Tyrol in Italy (in red) |
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 Italy
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| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Capital(s) | Bolzano | ||
| Comuni | 116 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Arno Kompatscher (SVP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,399.97 km2 (2,857.14 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31.12.2011) | |||
| • Total | 511,750 | ||
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39XXX | ||
| Telephone prefix | 0471, 0472, 0473, 0474 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BZ | ||
| ISTAT | 021 | ||
| Website | www |
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| Languages of South Tyrol. Majorities per municipality in 2011: |
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| Source | astat info 6/2012, 38, Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011, p. 6-7 |
South Tyrol (German and Ladin: Südtirol [ˈsyːtiˌroːl, ˈzyːttiˌʁoːl]; Italian: Sudtirolo [suttiˈrɔːlo]), also known by its alternative Italian name Alto Adige (pronounced [ˈalto ˈaːdidʒe]), is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi) and a total population of 511,750 inhabitants (31.12.2011). Its capital is the city of Bolzano (German: Bozen; Ladin: Balsan or Bulsan).
According to 2014 data based on the 2011 census, 62.3 percent of the population speaks German (Standard German in the written norm and an Austro-Bavarian dialect in the spoken form); 23.4 percent of the population speaks Italian, mainly in and around the two largest cities (Bolzano and Merano); 4.1 percent speaks Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language; 10.2% of the population (mainly recent immigrants) speaks another language as first language.
South Tyrol is granted a considerable level of self-government, consisting of a large range of exclusive legislative and executive powers and a fiscal regime that allows the province to retain a large part of most levied taxes, while nevertheless remaining a net contributor to the national budget. As of 2011, South Tyrol is among the wealthiest regions in Italy and the European Union.
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