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Fun fact 5 about Genoa

Genova panorama centro storico da villetta Di Negro
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Genoa's historic centre is one of the largest and most densely populated medieval centres in Europe, covering an area of 113 hectares.

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Genoa

Italy

Country
Italy
Population
565.8K
Coordinates
44.41, 8.95
441st most populous city in the world

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.

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