Genoa

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Genoa

Total population

586,655

Air quality index

51Moderate

Coordinates44.41°, 8.93°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Genoa is the sixth-largest city in Italy and the capital of the region of Liguria in northern Italy. As of 2026, 566,247 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 820,691 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alfredo Guarini

Italian film director (1901–1981)

A

Aureliano Bolognesi

Italian boxer (1930-2018)

A

Ausonio Franchi

Italian writer (1821-1895)

Stefano Durazzo

Italian cardinal

Juan Bautista Pastene

Genoese explorer

L

Luigi Boer

Italian footballer (1904-1971)

A

Angelo Bollano

Italian footballer (1918-1978)

B

Bruno Borri

Italian footballer

Giuseppe Carissimi

Italian footballer (1920–1999)

Claudio Casanova

Italian footballer (1895-1916)

E

Edgardo Ciancamerla

Italian footballer

Mario Majoni

Italian water polo player (1910–1985)

Pierino Gabetti

Italian weightlifter (1904-1971)

A

Antonio Travi

Italian painter (1609-1665)

Battina Raggi

Italian noblewoman

E

Ernesto Sandroni

Italian association football player (1920-1979)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Liguria

• Mrzlice
  479.2 mi away · pop. 52
• Bžany
  485.3 mi away · pop. 167
• Paillote
  627.4 mi away
• Haouch Gaby
  629.4 mi away
• Douar Nessasseha دوار نساسحة
  631.1 mi away
• Haouch Ben Said
  631.7 mi away
• Haouch Ben Kouider
  636.9 mi away
• Sidi Rached
  637.4 mi away · pop. 11,062
• Brahim Ben Omar إبراهيم بن عمر
  639.9 mi away
• Haouch Khelifa Tayeb (Markal)
  640.4 mi away
• Beni Othmane
  642.2 mi away
• Si Semyani سي سمياني
  643.2 mi away

Browse all places in Liguria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Genoa

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-10-07

Chrysolina grossa

Chrysolina grossa

Seen 2026-10-06

Tropical Tent-web Spider

Cyrtophora citricola

Seen 2026-10-06

Common European Scorpionfly

Panorpa communis

Seen 2026-10-05

Curculio propinquus

Curculio propinquus

Seen 2026-10-04

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Seen 2026-10-04

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-10-04

Irus Venus

Irus irus

Seen 2026-10-04

Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse

Coris julis

Seen 2026-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers