Region (pop., 2001 prelim.: 815,588), central Italy.
It is located on 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km) in the Apennines ; its capital is Perugia . Originally inhabited by the ancient Italic Umbrian tribe, it came under Rome с 300 BC and was made one of its administrative regions in the 1st century AD. During the Christian era it became part of the Papal States . It was the seat of the 15th–16th-century Umbrian school of painting, which included Perugino and Pinturicchio , and was the home of St. Francis of Assisi . Agriculture is an economic mainstay, while its industries produce steel, chemicals, and textiles.