# Adelfia > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q51811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51811) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelfia) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/adelfia ## Summary Adelfia is an Italian comune (municipality) established on 1 January 1927 and located at latitude 41, longitude 16.866666666667. It is administratively part of the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari and maintains an official municipal website at https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/. ## Key Facts - Adelfia is an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy). - Inception (founding/establishment) date: 1927-01-01. - Geographic coordinates: latitude 41, longitude 16.866666666667. - Administrative location: located in the Province of Bari (a province in Italy). - Metropolitan administrative unit: located in the Metropolitan City of Bari (an Italian metropolitan city; inception: 2015-01-01). - Country: Italy (a country in southern Europe). - Official municipal website: https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/. - Population reported values (as provided): 17,139.0; 16,963.0; 16,494.0. - Wikidata description: "Italian comune". - Wikipedia title / primary article name: Adelfia. - Wikidata sitelink count for Adelfia: 47. - Province of Bari metadata (as provided): classified as a Province in Italy; associated country identifier Q38; sitelink_count: 69. - Metropolitan City of Bari metadata (as provided): classified as an Italian metropolitan city; inception: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q38; sitelink_count: 40. - Italy metadata (contextual): country in southern Europe; inception entries include 1946-06-18 (current republic) and 1861-03-17 (proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy); Wikidata item Q38; sitelink_count: 404. ## FAQs Q: What is Adelfia? A: Adelfia is a comune (municipality) of Italy, described on Wikidata as an "Italian comune" and presented on Wikipedia under the title "Adelfia." Q: Where is Adelfia located administratively? A: Adelfia is located within the Province of Bari and is also part of the Metropolitan City of Bari, which is an Italian metropolitan city established on 2015-01-01. All of these units are within the country of Italy. Q: When was Adelfia established? A: The recorded inception date for Adelfia is 1 January 1927. Q: What are Adelfia’s coordinates and how can I find it online? A: Adelfia’s coordinates are latitude 41 and longitude 16.866666666667. The municipality’s official website is https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/. Q: How many people live in Adelfia? A: The provided population figures for Adelfia are 17,139.0, 16,963.0, and 16,494.0 (three reported values as given in source material). Q: How is Adelfia represented in linked data and reference systems? A: Adelfia’s Wikipedia article title is "Adelfia," its Wikidata description is "Italian comune," and the item has a sitelink_count of 47. ## Why It Matters Adelfia matters as a self-governing municipal entity within Italy’s subnational administrative framework. As a comune founded in 1927, it represents the primary level of local government responsible for delivering municipal services and civic administration to its resident population (numbers provided). Its inclusion in both the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari places Adelfia within two layers of provincial and metropolitan governance, connecting it to broader regional planning and services administered at those levels. The official municipal website gives residents and external users direct access to local government information and services. As part of Italy, Adelfia participates in the long-established system of Italian comuni that collectively shape regional demographics, local economies, and cultural life across the country. ## Notable For - Formal municipal inception date of 1927-01-01 establishing Adelfia as a recognized comune. - Precise geolocation: latitude 41 and longitude 16.866666666667. - Administrative placement within both the Province of Bari (province-level) and the Metropolitan City of Bari (metropolitan-level; inception 2015-01-01). - Multiple recorded population figures reflecting municipal population counts: 17,139.0; 16,963.0; and 16,494.0. - Official online presence via its municipal website: https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/. - Representation across knowledge bases: Wikipedia article titled "Adelfia," Wikidata description "Italian comune," and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 47. ## Body ### Overview Adelfia is an Italian comune—one of Italy’s municipal divisions—with an official inception date of 1 January 1927. The municipality is geographically located at latitude 41 and longitude 16.866666666667 and is documented in major knowledge bases under the Wikipedia title "Adelfia" and a Wikidata description of "Italian comune." The Adelfia entry has a total sitelink_count of 47 on Wikidata. ### Location and Administrative Classification - National level: Adelfia is in the country of Italy, a sovereign state in southern Europe (Wikidata item Q38). - Provincial level: Adelfia is located in the Province of Bari, which is described in the source material as a province in Italy (associated country Q38; sitelink_count: 69). - Metropolitan level: Adelfia is also part of the Metropolitan City of Bari, labeled as an Italian metropolitan city with an inception date of 2015-01-01 (country Q38; sitelink_count: 40). These three administrative units (comune → province/metropolitan city → country) define the formal governmental context for Adelfia. ### History - Foundation/inception: The recorded inception date for Adelfia is 1927-01-01. No additional founding actors, earlier settlements, or subsequent reorganization dates are provided in the source material. - Metropolitan reclassification context: The Metropolitan City of Bari, which now includes Adelfia within its metropolitan boundaries, has an inception date of 2015-01-01, reflecting the metropolitan-level administrative structure that coexists with the Province of Bari. ### Demographics - Population data: The source provides three population figures for Adelfia: 17,139.0; 16,963.0; and 16,494.0. The source does not attach specific years to each value in the provided material, but these three numeric entries represent recorded population values for the municipality. - Role as local population center: Those figures place Adelfia in the tens-of-thousands range typical of many Italian comuni, indicating a small-to-medium municipal population relative to larger urban centers. ### Geography - Coordinates: Adelfia’s exact geographic coordinates are latitude 41 and longitude 16.866666666667. - Territorial context: The municipality sits within the boundaries of the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari in Italy. The provided material does not list municipal area in square kilometers or elevation details for Adelfia. ### Governance and Administrative Links - Municipal government: Adelfia operates as a comune, the basic unit of local government in Italy. The municipality maintains an official online portal at https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/ for public information and services. - Provincial relationship: Adelfia is administratively placed under the Province of Bari, which is identified as a province in Italy with its own metadata. - Metropolitan relationship: Adelfia falls within the Metropolitan City of Bari, an administrative metropolitan entity whose inception is provided as 2015-01-01. ### Online Presence, Identifiers, and Knowledge-Base Representation - Official website: https://www.comune.adelfia.gov.it/. - Wikipedia: the main article title is "Adelfia." - Wikidata: the item for Adelfia has the description "Italian comune" and a sitelink_count of 47. - These identifiers and linked-data entries provide integration into global information sources and facilitate retrieval of municipal data. ### Relationship to the Comune System in Italy - Classification: Adelfia is an instance of the broader category "comune of Italy," which denotes municipal divisions across the Italian Republic. The source lists "comune of Italy" as a related Thing with country associations Q38 and and a sitelink_count of 60. - Functional role: As a comune, Adelfia performs the municipal-level governance functions defined under Italian administrative organization; the provided material frames Adelfia as one component within this national system of local governments. ### Context: Italy (country-level connections provided) - Country designation: Italy is the national context for Adelfia and is described in the source material as a sovereign state and parliamentary republic in Southern Europe (Wikidata Q38; sitelink_count: 404). - Notable Italy metadata included in source: inception dates relevant to Italy’s national history (1946-06-18 for the current republic and 1861-03-17 for the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy); Italy’s capital is Rome; and the country appears in numerous international organizations and reference databases (full Italy-wide details are presented in the source material). Adelfia, as a municipal entity, is therefore embedded in Italy’s legal, cultural, and administrative frameworks. ### Cross-referenced Administrative Entities - Province of Bari: provided as a province-level entity in Italy; metadata notes country Q38 and sitelink_count 69. Adelfia is located in this province. - Metropolitan City of Bari: provided as a metropolitan-level entity with inception 2015-01-01; metadata notes country Q38 and sitelink_count 40. Adelfia is part of this metropolitan city. ### Reference and Data Coverage Notes - Data provenance: All facts in this entry are drawn exclusively from the provided source material. Population entries are presented exactly as supplied (three numeric values). No additional dates, mayoral names, municipal area measurements, or cultural landmarks were provided in the source and therefore are not included here. - Knowledge-base signals: Adelfia is represented across linked-data and reference systems as noted (Wikipedia title, Wikidata description and sitelink count). The municipality’s official website provides the primary online municipal reference. If you want, I can produce a concise citation list mapping each fact above back to the specific fields in the source material. ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. MusicBrainz 4. Italian National Institute of Statistics 5. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 6. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 7. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0 8. GeoNames 9. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 10. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 11. Seismic classification in Italy 12. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)