Map of Bologna, Italy

Bologna is the administrative centre of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with a population of about 394,843. It lies at 44.4938°N, 11.3387°E, about 54 m above sea level. Bologna is about 305 km (189 mi) north of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Casalecchio di Reno, 5 km to the west.

Bologna at a glance

Where is Bologna?

• The 7th largest city in Italy by recorded population.
• The largest city in Emilia-Romagna on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 49 min on the shortest day to 15 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bologna

• Casalecchio di Reno — 5 km west
• Imola — 33 km southeast
• Modena — 37 km northwest
• Formigine — 40 km west
• Sassuolo — 44 km west
• Ferrara — 44 km northeast
• Faenza — 49 km southeast
• Carpi Centro — 49 km northwest
• Reggio nell'Emilia — 60 km west
• Forlì — 64 km southeast

Largest cities in Emilia-Romagna

• Parma — 198,292
• Modena — 184,732
• Reggio nell'Emilia — 171,944
• Rimini — 148,688
• Ferrara — 132,009
• Forlì — 116,696
• Piacenza — 103,607
• Cesena — 97,137
• Ravenna — 80,868
• Carpi Centro — 71,148

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584
• Verona — 258,031

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.