Map of Ferrara, Italy

Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with a population of about 132,009. It lies at 44.8380°N, 11.6206°E, about 9 m above sea level. Ferrara is about 335 km (208 mi) north of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rovigo, 29 km to the northeast.

Ferrara at a glance

Where is Ferrara?

• The 27th largest city in Italy by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in Emilia-Romagna on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 47 min on the shortest day to 15 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ferrara

• Rovigo — 29 km northeast
• Bologna — 44 km southwest
• Casalecchio di Reno — 49 km southwest
• Imola — 54 km south
• Modena — 59 km west
• Carpi Centro — 59 km west
• Faenza — 64 km south
• Ravenna — 66 km southeast
• Padova — 67 km north
• Chioggia — 67 km northeast

Largest cities in Emilia-Romagna

• Bologna — 394,843
• Parma — 198,292
• Modena — 184,732
• Reggio nell'Emilia — 171,944
• Rimini — 148,688
• 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
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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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.