Capitala provinciei Bari si din Apulia (sau, in italiana , Puglia) regiune , pe Marea Adriatica , in Italia . It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples , and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas . Acesta este al doilea centru economic al cel mai important continent sudul Italiei dupa Napoli , si este bine cunoscut ca un port de si universitar oras, precum si orasul de Sfantul Nicolae . The city itself has a decreasing population of about 320,000, as of 2009, over 116 km², while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km². Orasul in sine are o populatie in scadere de circa 320.000, in 2009, peste 116 km ², in timp ce zona de crestere rapida urbane numara 653,028 de locuitori de peste 203 km ². The metropolitan area counts 1,000,000 million inhabitants over 226,974 km 2 (87,635.15 sq mi). Zona metropolitana numara un milion de milioane de locuitori de peste 226,974 km 2 (87,635.15 m² mi).
Bari is made up of four different urban sections. Bari este alcatuit din patru sectiuni diferite urbane. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the splendid Basilica of Saint Nicholas , the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Swabian Castle built for Frederick II , which is now also a major nightlife district. La nord este orasul vechi strans construit pe peninsula intre doua porturi moderne, cu splendida Basilica Sfantul Nicolae , Catedrala San Sabino (1035-1171) si Castelul svab construit pentru Frederick al II-lea , care in prezent este, de asemenea, un important viata de noapte district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat ), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district (the via Sparano and via Argiro ). La sud este trimestrul Murat (ridicata de Joachim Murat ), in centrul modern al orasului, care este intins pe o grila de plan dreptunghiular, cu o promenada pe mare si districtul comercial majore (prin intermediul Sparano si prin Argiro) .
Modern residential zones surround the centre of Bari, the result of chaotic development during the 1960s and 1970s replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. Zonele rezidentiale moderne inconjoara centrul din Bari, rezultat al dezvoltarii haotice in timpul anii 1960 si 1970 in locul suburbiile vechi care au dezvoltat de-a lungul drumurilor din exterior splaying portile in zidurile cetatii. In addition, the outer suburbs have developed rapidly during the 1990s. In plus, suburbii exterior s-au dezvoltat rapid in cursul anilor 1990. The city has a redeveloped airport named after Pope John Paul II , Karol Wojtyla Airport , with connections to several European cities. Orasul are un aeroport redezvoltate numit dupa Papa Ioan Paul al II-lea , Karol Wojtyla Aeroport , cu conexiuni la mai multe orase europene.