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L'Aquila

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L'Aquila

Total population

69,753

Coordinates42.35°, 13.40°

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City facts

Overview

L'Aquila is the capital city of the region of Abruzzo in central Italy. With 70,421 inhabitants as of 2025, it is also the second-largest city in the region. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.3489
Longitude
13.3980
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
066049
Province
L'Aquila (AQ)
Region
Abruzzo
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF11
Codice catastale
A345
Province capital
Yes

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • 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)