# Corato > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q51826](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51826) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corato) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/corato ## Summary Corato is an Italian comune (municipality) located at latitude 41.15 and longitude 16.4 in the Province of Bari and in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Italy. It has an official municipal website at https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/ and a population recorded in source data as 48,313; 48,262; and 47,033 (three reported values). ## Key Facts - Corato is an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy). - Corato is located in the Province of Bari (a province in Italy; Province of Bari sitelink_count: 69). - Corato is located in the Metropolitan City of Bari (an Italian metropolitan city; inception: 2015-01-01; country: Italy; sitelink_count: 40). - Corato is located in Italy (country in southern Europe). - Coordinates of Corato: latitude 41.15, longitude 16.4. - Official municipal website: https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/. - Population values given for Corato in the source: 48,313.0; 48,262.0; 47,033.0. - Corato railway station is associated with Corato; it is an Italian railway station (country: Italy; sitelink_count: 5). - Corato is classified in Wikidata as an "Italian comune" (Wikidata description: Italian comune). - Corato’s Wikipedia title is "Corato". - Corato’s sitelink_count (number of linked Wikimedia pages) in the provided data: 57. - Corato is a member of the administrative category "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions of Italy; country: Italy; also associated with in source context). ## FAQs Q: What is Corato? A: Corato is a comune (municipality) in southern Italy, administratively located in the Province of Bari and in the Metropolitan City of Bari. Q: Where exactly is Corato located? A: Corato’s geographic coordinates are latitude 41.15 and longitude 16.4. It lies within the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari in Italy. Q: What is Corato’s population? A: The source provides three population figures for Corato: 48,313; 48,262; and 47,033. The dataset does not attach specific years to each figure. Q: How is Corato governed administratively? A: Corato is governed as a comune, one of the municipal divisions of Italy, and is part of the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari (the metropolitan city entity has inception date 2015-01-01). Q: Does Corato have rail transport? A: Yes. Corato is served by Corato railway station, which is identified as an Italian railway station in the provided material. Q: Where can I find official information online about Corato? A: The official municipal website is https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/. Q: How widely represented is Corato in Wikimedia/Wikidata resources? A: The provided data lists a sitelink_count of 57 for Corato and identifies its Wikidata description as "Italian comune". ## Why It Matters Corato matters as a distinct local government unit within Italy’s administrative system. As a comune it performs municipal functions for its resident population and is part of two higher-level administrative structures: the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari. Inclusion in the Metropolitan City of Bari links Corato to an administrative entity that was (in the provided data) established on 2015-01-01, reflecting recent Italian local-government reforms that created metropolitan cities alongside provinces. Corato’s own railway station connects the municipality to regional and national rail networks, supporting mobility for residents and contributing to local accessibility. The municipal website and a comparatively large sitelink_count (57) indicate Corato’s documented presence in digital and reference resources, which aids discovery, civic transparency, and research. Together, these attributes show Corato’s role as a populated, governed locality with transport infrastructure and an established digital footprint within Italy. ## Notable For - Being an Italian comune officially identified with the Wikidata description "Italian comune". - Administrative placement in the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari (the latter having inception date 2015-01-01). - Hosting Corato railway station, an Italian railway station linked to the comune. - Having multiple reported population values in the source data: 48,313; 48,262; and 47,033. - Geographic coordinates precisely recorded as 41.15° N, 16.4° E. - Maintaining an official municipal website at https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/. - A substantial Wikimedia presence indicated by a sitelink_count of 57. ## Body ### Overview - Corato is classified as a comune, the basic municipal division used in Italy for local government and administration. - The entity title used on Wikipedia is "Corato" and its Wikidata description is "Italian comune". - The official municipal website is https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/, which is the primary web presence listed in the provided data. ### Location and Administrative Context - Country: Italy (noted in the source as a country in southern Europe). - Province: Corato is located in the Province of Bari. The Province of Bari is identified in the source with a sitelink_count of 69 and is a provincial-level division in Italy. - Metropolitan City: Corato is also within the Metropolitan City of Bari. The source marks the Metropolitan City of Bari as an Italian metropolitan city with inception on 2015-01-01 and a sitelink_count of 40. - Administrative classification: As a comune of Italy, Corato belongs to the national framework of municipal divisions used throughout the country. ### Geography and Coordinates - Latitude: 41.15. - Longitude: 16.4. - These coordinates locate Corato geographically within the Bari area of Italy. ### Demographics - The source provides three population figures for Corato: 48,313.0; 48,262.0; and 47,033.0. The dataset does not attach explicit dates to each figure, but all three values are part of the structured properties associated with the entity. - These numbers indicate population counts reported in the available structured data. ### Transport - Corato railway station: The municipality is served by Corato railway station, which the source identifies as an Italian railway station and notes its country affiliation as Italy and a sitelink_count of 5. - The presence of a named railway station establishes a designated rail facility associated with the comune in the provided materials. ### Digital Presence and Identifiers - Official website: https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/. - Wikipedia title: Corato. - Wikidata description: Italian comune. - Sitelink_count for Corato in the provided data: 57, indicating the number of interwiki links or similar linked resources recorded for the entity. - These identifiers and counts reflect the documented presence of Corato on Wikimedia and linked digital resources. ### Relationships to Other Entities (from provided source) - Italy: Corato is situated in Italy; the source repeatedly places Corato within the country-level context of Italy. - Province of Bari: Corato is located in this province; the Province of Bari is a provincial entity within Italy (source lists country Q38 and sitelink_count 69). - Metropolitan City of Bari: Corato is part of this metropolitan city; the Metropolitan City of Bari has an inception date of 2015-01-01 and is in Italy (source lists country Q38 and sitelink_count 40). - Comune of Italy: Corato is an instance of the administrative concept "comune of Italy," which the source defines as municipal divisions of Italy (country listed as Q38, ; sitelink_count 60). - Corato railway station: The municipality is associated with an eponymous railway station, identified as an Italian railway station (country Q38; sitelink_count 5). ### Data and Source Metadata - Structured properties included in the source for Corato: website (https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/), population values (48,313.0; 48,262.0; 47,033.0), coordinates (lat 41.15, lon 16.4), sitelink_count (57), wikipedia_title (Corato), and wikidata_description (Italian comune). - The source ties Corato into broader Wikimedia and Wikidata systems via the sitelink_count and the listed Wikipedia title. ### Usage and Access - For official information, refer to the municipal website: https://www.comune.corato.ba.it/. - For structured reference data, consult the entity’s Wikimedia/Wikidata entries referenced by the provided sitelink_count and the Wikipedia title "Corato." (End of entry.) ## 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. Quora 12. Seismic classification in Italy 13. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)