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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.

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City facts

Overview

Genoa is the sixth-largest city in Italy and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria. As of 2025, 565,301 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,629 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.4073
Longitude
8.9339
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
101
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
39,535
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    1,091
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    696
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    621
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    552
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    509
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    507
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    492
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    485

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
303
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2013-06-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Alfredo Guarini
Alfredo Guarini
Italian film director (1901–1981)
A
Aureliano Bolognesi
Italian boxer (1930-2018)
A
Ausonio Franchi
Italian writer (1821-1895)
Stefano Durazzo
Stefano Durazzo
Italian cardinal
Juan Bautista Pastene
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
Giuseppe Carissimi
Italian footballer (1920–1999)
Claudio Casanova
Claudio Casanova
Italian footballer (1895-1916)
E
Edgardo Ciancamerla
Italian footballer
Mario Majoni
Mario Majoni
Italian water polo player (1910–1985)
Pierino Gabetti
Pierino Gabetti
Italian weightlifter (1904-1971)
A
Antonio Travi
Italian painter (1609-1665)
E
Ernesto Sandroni
Italian association football player (1920-1979)
G
Giulio Cesare Silvagni
French actor and writer (1900-1984)

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,437

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
298
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Genoa

Genoa and the Riviera of Liguria
Orlando Grosso · 1953
Antifascismo e resistenza in Liguria
Genoa (Italy). Comune · 1976
Genova, la Liguria il Mediterraneo
Genoa (Italy) · 1985
Montale, la Liguria
Montale, la Liguria (Conference) (2011 Genoa, Italy) · 2012
Mostra della pittura antica in Liguria dal Trecento al Cinquecento
Italy) Palazzo reale (Genoa · 1946
Liguria and Genoa at the time of Columbus
Gaetano Ferro · 1992
Sulle tracce dei pastori in Liguria
Nicola Gabellieri · 2020
Liguria
Arturo Issel · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
010025
Population (Wikidata)
558,745
Wikidata
Q1449

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)