Ancona is a city and seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, and the capital of both the homonymous province and the region. It has an estimated population of around 99,469 as of 2025, and is located 280 kilometers northeast of Rome on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco, its hilly setting a strong contrast to the flatter coastline further north.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude43.616667 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ancona (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population
population of around 99,469
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Ancona (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
-0387-00-00T00:00:00Z
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 43.616667, longitude 13.516667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 16 m
P2046 (area)
area 124.84 sq km
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.6167,13.5167
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 23.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 13.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 13.75
43.75 13.75 Cfa
5. GeoNames: Ancona - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3183089Quote, cities500 record 3183089
43.60717 13.5103 P PPLA IT 10 AN 042002 89994 16 37 Europe/Rome
Wikidata: Ancona
Wikidata Q3415, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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