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The ___MASK17___ ___MASK11___ Taranto ( Italian : " Golfo di Taranto ", Latin : " Sinus Tarentinus ") is a gulf ___MASK11___ the Ionian Sea , in Southern Italy . ___MASK9___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart ___MASK11___ the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK9___ shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK9___ covers an area ___MASK11___ and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK9___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . ___MASK93___ is a city and " comune " of Apulia , in southern Italy , capital of the ___MASK49___ . In 2013 its population was 153 , 143 . ___MASK93___ is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere , also known as the " granary of Italy ". Orta Nova is a town and comune about 25 . 4 kilometres ( 15 . 8 mi ) from ___MASK93___ , in the region of Apulia , in southern Italy . It stretches to the southern part of the Tavoliere ( ___MASK93___ ' s plain ) on the right bank of the River Carapelle . The origins of the name `` Orta '' are rather uncertain , as it the word may indicate : `` crooked - born '' , from the Latin ortus , or `` garden '' from the Latin word hortus , or also simply `` East '' . The word township is used to refer to various kinds ___MASK11___ settlements in different countries . While a " township " may be associated with an urban area , there are many exceptions to this rule . In Australia , Canada , and the United States , they may be settlements too small to be considered urban . Australia . In Australia , the designation ___MASK11___ " township " traditionally refers to a small town or a small community in a rural district ; such a place in Britain might qualify as a village or a hamlet . The term refers purely to the settlement ; it does not refer to a unit ___MASK11___ government ; townships are governed as part ___MASK11___ a larger ( e . g ., shire or city ) council . Southern ___MASK9___ or Mezzogiorno ( literally " midday ") is the traditional term for the southern regions ___MASK11___ ___MASK9___ , encompassing the southern section ___MASK11___ the continental Italian Peninsula , the island ___MASK11___ Sicily , and usually the island ___MASK11___ Sardinia . It generally coincides with the administrative regions ___MASK11___ Abruzzo , Apulia , Basilicata , Campania , Calabria , Molise , Sicily , and Sardinia . Some also include the most southern and eastern parts ___MASK11___ Lazio ( Sora , Cassino , Gaeta , Cittaducale and Amatrice districts ) within the " Mezzogiorno ", because these territories were also part ___MASK11___ the Kingdom ___MASK11___ the Two Sicilies . The island ___MASK11___ Sardinia , although for cultural and historical reasons having less in common with the aforementioned regions , is frequently included as Southern ___MASK9___ or " Mezzogiorno ", often for statistical and economical purposes . The Adriatic Sea is a body ___MASK11___ water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges . The Adriatic is the northernmost arm ___MASK11___ the Mediterranean Sea , extending from the Strait ___MASK11___ Otranto ( where it connects to the Ionian Sea ) to the northwest and the Po Valley . The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Greece , Italy , Montenegro and Slovenia . The Adriatic contains over 1 , 300 islands , mostly located along its eastern , Croatian , coast . It is divided into three basins , the ___MASK73___ being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest , with a maximum depth ___MASK11___ . The Otranto Sill , an underwater ridge , is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas . The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait ___MASK11___ Otranto , along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western ( Italian ) coast . Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight , although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally . The Adriatic ' s salinity is lower than the Mediterranean ' s because the Adriatic collects a third ___MASK11___ the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean , acting as a dilution basin . The surface water temperatures generally range from in summer to in winter , significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin ' s climate . An administrative division , unit , entity , area or region , also referred to as a subnational entity , constituent unit , or country subdivision , is a portion ___MASK11___ a country or other region delineated for the purpose ___MASK11___ administration . Administrative divisions are granted a certain degree ___MASK11___ autonomy and are usually required to manage themselves through their own local governments . Countries are divided up into these smaller units to make managing their land and the affairs ___MASK11___ their people easier . For example , a country may be divided into provinces , which , in turn , are divided into counties , which , in turn , may be divided in whole or in part into municipalities ; and so on . ___MASK51___ ( Apoulia ) is a region ___MASK11___ Italy in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east , the Ionian Sea to the southeast , and the Strait ___MASK11___ Òtranto and Gulf ___MASK11___ Taranto in the south . Its southernmost portion , known as the Salento peninsula , forms a " stiletto " on the " boot " ___MASK11___ Italy . The region comprises , and its population is about 4 million . ___MASK47___ ( early Italian : " Tarento " from ; Ancient Greek : " Tars "; Modern Greek : " Tarantas "; Tarantino " Tarde ") is a coastal city in Apulia , Southern Italy . It is the capital ___MASK11___ the ___MASK41___ and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base . A municipality is usually a single urban administrative division having corporate status and powers ___MASK11___ self - government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws , to which it is subordinate . It is to be distinguished from the county , which may encompass rural territory and / or numerous small communities such as towns , villages and hamlets . The term " municipality " may also mean the governing or ruling body ___MASK11___ a given municipality . A municipality is a general - purpose administrative subdivision , as opposed to a special - purpose district . The term is derived from French " municipalité " and Latin " municipalis ". Salento ( Salentu in the Salentino dialect ) is a geographic region at the southern end ___MASK11___ the administrative region ___MASK11___ Apulia in Southern Italy . It is a sub - peninsula ___MASK11___ the Italian Peninsula , sometimes described as the " heel " ___MASK11___ the Italian " boot ". A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed . Ancient or primitive granaries are ___MASK74___ often made out ___MASK11___ pottery . Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals . The Ionian Sea (, , ) is an elongated embayment ___MASK11___ the Mediterranean Sea , south ___MASK11___ the Adriatic Sea . It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria , Sicily , and the Salento peninsula to the west , southern Albania to the north , and the west coast ___MASK11___ Greece . The ( plural : "") is a basic administrative division in ___MASK9___ , roughly equivalent to a township or municipality . The ___MASK49___ is a province in the Apulia ( Puglia ) region of southern Italy .