Estuario

Estuario is shaded in blue.

Estuario (Estuary, or Lagoon Area in English) is an unofficial region within the city of Venice which consists of Venice's territory in the Adriatic Sea. It consists of the municipalità of Venezia-Murano-Burano and Lido-Pellestrina. Estuario can be described as a tourism-based region of dwindling population.

Demographics

Estuario is hope to about 84,200 residents, or approximately 32% of the population of Venice. The percentage of Venetians living in Estuario has decreased steadily since 1921. The region peaked in population in the 1850s and has dropped ever since. This is partially due to the growing job market on the mainland or Terraferma. Estuario's population is much older than Terraferma's because of its low and one-dimensional job opportunities. Only 51% of Estuario's population is within the working ages of 20-64.

Economics

Estuario has an economy that is heavily based in tourism. Almost 30% of their economy is directly based on tourism.

A graph displaying the economic breakdown of Estuario.

This is three times the amount of economy based on tourism compared to Terraferma. Estuario, however, does not rely nearly as much on industry or shipping, as it lacks the space to industrialize. Estuario is home to some important economic hubs. The Port of Venice on the west side of the island is an important location when it comes to income. In the past 35 years, cruise ship related income has increased 41%. It is estimated that $250,000,000 in Venice's annual income comes from cruise ship passengers who stay in Venice for just one day. An important transportation hub in Estuario is Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station, located on the west end of the island. This train station is the last stop on many journeys by train and also acts as a hub for vaporetti. It handles over 80,000 people every day.

See Also

• Terraferma