Genoa

Genoa Genova
Comune
Comune di Genova
A collage o Genoa, Clockwise frae top left: Torre della Lanterna, Piazza de Ferrari, Galleria Mazzini, Brigata Liguria Street, View o San Teodoro frae Genoa Port
Banner Coat airms
Genoa Location o Genoa in Italy
Coordinates:44°24′40″N8°55′58″E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Ligurie
Province	Genoa(GE)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Marco Doria(Independent –Centre-left)
Area
• Total	243.60 km2(94.05 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (31 August 2011)
• Total	608,154
• Density	2,500/km2(6,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Genovesi
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	16121-16167
Diallin code	010
Patron saunt	John the Baptist
Saunt day	June 24
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Genoa(Italian:Genovalisten,pronounced[ˈdʒɛːnova];inGenoeseanLigurian:Zena,pronounced[ˈzeːna];inLaitinan, archaically, inInglis:Genua) is aceetyan an impairtantseaportin nairthrenItaly,the caipital o theProvince o Genoaan o theregionoLigurie.

The ceety haes a population o aboot 610,000 an the urban aurie haes a population o aboot 900,000. Genoa's Metropolitan Aurie haes a population o aboot 1,400,000. It is an aa creitla Superba( "the Superb ane" ) due tae its glarious past.Pairt o the auld ceety o Genoa wis inscribit on the Warld Heritage Leet (UNESCO) in 2006. The ceety's richairt,muisic,gastronomie,airchitecturanhistorie,made it 2004's EUCaipital o cultur.