Genoa (Genova, pronounce [ˈdʒɛːnova], in Italian; Zena [ˈzeːna] in Genoese; Genua in Latin and, archaically, in English) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of ca. 890,000.