# Toritto

> Italian comune

**Wikidata**: [Q51853](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51853)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toritto)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/toritto

## Summary
Toritto is an Italian comune located in the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari in Italy. It is a municipal division within the country of Italy, which is a sovereign state in southern Europe. Toritto includes the human settlement of Quasano.

## Key Facts
- **Classification**: Italian comune (municipal division of Italy).
- **Location**: Province of Bari (province in Italy, country: Q38, sitelink_count: 69); Metropolitan City of Bari (Italian metropolitan city, inception: +2015-01-01T00:00:00Z, country: Q38, sitelink_count: 40).
- **Country**: Italy (Q38, sovereign state and parliamentary republic in southern Europe, inception: 1946-06-18 via constitutional referendum and 1861-03-17 for Kingdom of Italy, sitelink_count: 404).
- **Coordinates**: Latitude 41, longitude 16.683333333333.
- **Population**: 8461.0, 8352.0, 8031.0.
- **Website**: http://www.comune.toritto.ba.it/.
- **Sitelink count**: 48.
- **Wikipedia title**: Toritto.
- **Wikidata description**: Italian comune.
- **Related entity**: Quasano (human settlement in Toritto, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, Italy, country: Q38, sitelink_count: 7).
- **Comune type**: Comune of Italy (municipal divisions of Italy, country: Q38, , sitelink_count: 60).

## FAQs
**Where is Toritto located?**  
Toritto sits in the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari within Italy. It encompasses the human settlement of Quasano in Apulia.

**What is the population of Toritto?**  
Recorded population figures for Toritto include 8461.0, 8352.0, and 8031.0. These reflect varying census data points.

**What are the coordinates of Toritto?**  
Toritto is positioned at latitude 41 and longitude 16.683333333333.

**What type of administrative entity is Toritto?**  
Toritto functions as an Italian comune, a standard municipal division in Italy.

## Why It Matters
Toritto serves as a fundamental local administrative unit within Italy's structured governance, contributing to the nation's network of over 8,000 comuni that manage community services, land use, and regional identity in southern Europe. As part of the Province of Bari and the Metropolitan City of Bari—established in 2015—it plays a role in Apulia's regional dynamics, including the integration of settlements like Quasano, supporting Italy's unitary state framework. Its existence underscores Italy's decentralized municipal system, enabling localized decision-making in a parliamentary republic that balances national unity with regional autonomy, while linking to broader Italian contributions in diplomacy, economy, and culture.

## Notable For
- Being a comune in the Province of Bari with a dedicated official website at http://www.comune.toritto.ba.it/.
- Hosting Quasano, a specific human settlement within its boundaries.
- Population metrics showing 8461.0, 8352.0, and 8031.0 across records.
- Precise coordinates at lat 41, lon 16.683333333333.
- 48 sitelinks indicating online presence across language Wikipedias.
- Alignment with Italy's comune system, one of the most extensive municipal networks in Europe.

## Body

### Location and Administrative Context
Toritto is situated in the Province of Bari, a province in Italy with country Q38 and sitelink_count of 69. It falls under the Metropolitan City of Bari, an Italian metropolitan city that began operations on +2015-01-01T00:00:00Z, also in country Q38 with sitelink_count 40. The overarching country is Italy, a sovereign state in southern Europe described as a parliamentary republic and unitary state with capital Rome.

Italy covers 302,068 square kilometers in a boot-shaped peninsula, using the euro since 2002, and features 20 regions including Apulia (Puglia). Toritto relates directly to comune of Italy, the municipal divisions across country Q38 and , with sitelink_count 60.

### Coordinates and Physical Placement
Toritto's coordinates are latitude 41, longitude 16.683333333333. This positions it within Apulia, near Quasano.

### Population and Demographics
Population data for Toritto lists 8461.0, 8352.0, and 8031.0. These figures align with Italy's broader demographics of 58,850,717 as of 2023, featuring an aging population, life expectancy of 83 years, and total fertility rate of 1.2.

### Related Settlements
Quasano is a human settlement in Toritto, within the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, Italy (country Q38, sitelink_count 7).

### Digital and Wikidata Properties
Toritto has a sitelink_count of 48 and Wikipedia title "Toritto". Its Wikidata description is "Italian comune". The official website is http://www.comune.toritto.ba.it/.

### Connection to Italy's Framework
As a comune, Toritto operates within Italy's administrative divisions, one of 20 regions like Apulia. Italy shares borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City, and is a member of the UN (1955), NATO (1949), EU (1957), G7, G20, and others. Italy's coordinates are 42.5° N, 12.5° E, with time zone UTC+01:00 (UTC+02:00 DST), and emergency numbers 112, 113, 115, 118.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. MusicBrainz
3. Italian National Institute of Statistics
4. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html)
5. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it)
6. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0
7. GeoNames
8. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224)
9. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia
10. Seismic classification in Italy
11. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)