Padua
Italy · Veneto
Padua is a city and comune (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, 40 kilometres west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza. With a population of 207,694 as of 2025, Padua is the third-largest city in Veneto. It is also the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua–Treviso–Venice metropolitan area (PATREVE), which has a population of around 2,600,000.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Veneto
- Main language
- Italian
- On the map
- 45.41° N, 11.88° E
Near Padua
- Vicenza · 30 km away
- Venice · 34 km away
- Treviso · 40 km away
- Burano · 43 km away
- Ferrara · 67 km away
- Verona · 69 km away
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