Cities  of  Puglia​

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 20 November 2023
The most important of the cities of Puglia is the regional capital: Bari. With a population in excess of 300,000, Bari is by some distance the most populous in the region, ahead of Taranto. 

Perhaps the most attractive city in Puglia is Lecce which is the capital of Lecce Province and also the cultural hub of the sub-region known as Salento, famous above all for its beaches. 

Foggia and Brindisi are also provincial capitals while three cities share the status of joint co-capitals of the final province of Barletta Andria Trani. 
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Bari

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Porto Vecchio, Bari

Lecce

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Piazza del Duomo, Lecce

Brindisi

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Castello Svevo, Brindisi

Taranto

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Palazzo del Governo, Taranto

Foggia

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Fontana del Sele, Foggia

Trani

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Trani, Puglia

Barletta

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Basilica Cattedrale Santa Maria Maggiore, Barletta

Andria

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Andria Cathedral, Puglia

Top  Ten  Cities  and  Towns  in  Puglia  by  Population

Source: ISTAT (2021)
1. Bari - 313,003
2. Taranto - 189,366
3. Foggia - 148,301
​4. Andria - 97,942
5. Lecce - 93,673
6. Barletta - 92,927
7. Brindisi - 83,848
8. Altamura - 69,818
9. Molfetta - 57,682
10. ​Trani - 55,175

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