Marconi-San Girolamo-Fesca
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The Marconi-San Girolamo-Fesca, improperly named simply San Girolamo, is a quarter of Bari
, the capital of Apulia
. The quarter has about 12,900 residents.
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. 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...
, the capital of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
. The quarter has about 12,900 residents.
Geography
It covers an area of 6.3 km² to the north of the city-centre between Libertà and Palese. The current boundaries of San Girolamo-Marconi-Fesca are :- at north with the Adriatic SeaAdriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
; - at west with the strada vicinale Cola di Cagno that it separates itself from Palese-Macchie;
- at east with the quarter Libertà;
- at south with the railway road BariBariBari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. 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...
-FoggiaFoggiaFoggia is a city and comune of Apulia, Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".-History:...
that it join itself together Stanic and San Paolo.