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Regions of Italy>RegionLombardy}}| established_title = Established| established_date = 1 January 2015| seat_type = Capital| seat = MilanComune>Comuni| parts_style = para| p1 = 133| government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = Metropolitan Mayor| leader_name = Giuseppe Sala| unit_pref = Metric| area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1575| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3236472| population_as_of = March 2022| population_density_km2 = auto| demographics_type2 = GDPLAST=DATE=ARCHIVE-URL=ACCESS-DATE=, | demographics2_title1 = Metro| demographics2_info1 = €204.514 billion (2020)Central European Time>CET| utc_offset1 = +1Central European Summer Time>CEST| utc_offset1_DST = +2Istituto Nazionale di Statistica>ISTATWEBSITE=WWW.ISTAT.ITDATE=23 DECEMBER 2016, | website = Metropolitan City of Milan| footnotes = }}The Metropolitan City of Milan (; , {{IPA-lmo|tʃiˈtaː metrupuliˈtana de miˈlãː|lang}}) is a metropolitan city (not to be confused with the metropolitan area) in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is the second most populous metropolitan city in the nation after the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. Its capital is the city of Milan. It replaced the province of Milan and includes the city of Milan and other 132 comuni ({{singular}}: comune). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.{{Historical populations|17=1951|18=1929687|19=1961|20=2494598|21=1971|22=3087296|23=1981|24=3139490|25=1991|26=3009338|27=2001|28=2940579|29=2011|30=3038420|31=2021|32=3214630|type=|footnote=Source: ISTAT}}The Metropolitan City of Milan is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since June 2016 Giuseppe Sala, as mayor of the capital city, has been the mayor of the Metropolitan City.

Government

Metropolitan Council

File:Milano - palazzo Isimbardi - facciata.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Palazzo IsimbardiPalazzo IsimbardiThe new Metro municipalities, giving large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, are conceived for improving the performance of local administrations and to slash local spending by better coordinating the municipalities in providing basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection.JOURNAL,weblink Metropolitan cities in Italy. An institution of federalism, University of Milan-Bicocca, Vittorio Ferri, 2009, 23 May 2011, {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In this policy framework, the Mayor of Milan is designated to exercise the functions of Metropolitan mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council. The Council consists of mayors and city councillors of each comune in the Metropolitan City elected from amongst themselves using partially open list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.WEB, LEGGE 7 aprile 2014, n. 56,weblink ponmetro.it/, Pon Metro, 13 August 2019, Metropolitan councillors are elected at-large for five-year terms; votes for metropolitan councillors are weighted by grouping comunes of a certain population range into nine groups so that votes of the mayors and city councillors of the more populous groups are worth than those of less populous groups.The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 28 September 2014. The current Metropolitan Council of the City (2021–2026) was elected on 19 December 2021:Metropolitan City of Milan - Electoral services.{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"! colspan="2" | Party! Individualvotes! %! Electoralvotes! %! Seats PD648| 43.14%| 41,096| 49.31% {{Composition bar24Democratic Party (Italy)}}}} FI309| 20.57%| 13,729| 16.47% {{Composition bar24Forza Italia (2013)}}}} LN246| 16.38%| 13,446| 16.13% {{Composition bar24Lega Nord}}}} FdI181| 12.05%| 8,983| 10.78% {{Composition bar24Brothers of Italy}}}} AVS102| 6.79%| 6,091| 7.31% {{Composition bar24Italian Left}}}}The Metropolitan Council is seated at Palazzo Isimbardi, located in Milan.

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Milan{|class"wikitable"

! class=unsortable| ! Metropolitan Mayor! Term start! Term end! Party! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"| 1|Giuliano Pisapia1 January 201521 June 2016Independent politician>Ind ! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"| 2|Giuseppe Sala21 June 2016IncumbentIndependent politician>Ind

Administrative divisions

{{See also|List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Milan}}The most-populous municipalities within the Metropolitan City are:(File:Milano skyline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Milan's skyline){| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank! City! Population! Area (km2)! Density (inhabitants/km2)! Altitude (mslm)|1st|Milan|1,395,274|181.76|{{#expr:1336879/181.76 round 1}}|122|2nd|Sesto San Giovanni|81,750|11.74|{{#expr:81750/11.74 round 1}}|140|3rd|Cinisello Balsamo|74,536|12.7|{{#expr:74536/12.7 round 1}}|154|4th|Legnano|60,259|17.72|{{#expr:59492/17.72 round 1}}|199|5thRho, Lombardy>Rho|51,033|22.32|{{#expr:51033/22.32 round 1}}|158|6th|Paderno Dugnano|47,118|14.1|{{#expr:47750/14.1 round 1}}|163|7th|Cologno Monzese|46,707|8.46|{{#expr:47880/8.46 round 1}}|134|8th|Rozzano|41,581|13.01|{{#expr:41581/13.01 round 1}}|103|9th|San Giuliano Milanese|37,235|30.71|{{#expr:37235/30.71 round 1}}|98|10th|Segrate|36,911|17.5|{{#expr:21104/17.5 round 1}}|115|11th|Bollate|36,204|13.1|{{#expr:27594/13.1 round 1}}|156|12th|Pioltello|36,061|13.1|{{#expr:27548/13.1 round 1}}|122|13th|Cernusco sul Naviglio|34,848|13.2|{{#expr:26360/13.2 round 1}}|134|14th|Corsico|34,373|5.4|{{#expr:64128/5.4 round 1}}|115|15th|Abbiategrasso|32,425|47.8|{{#expr:6786/47.8 round 1}}|120

Transport

File:Milano - mappa servizio ferroviario suburbano e metropolitana (schematica).svg|250px|right|thumb|Map of Milan Metro and suburban railway service.]]Milan metropolitan area is one of southern Europe's key transport nodes and one of Italy's most important railway hubs. Its five major railway stations, among which the Milan Central station, are among Italy's busiest.WEB, List of major railway stations in Italy with passenger figures.,weblink Ferrovie dello Stato, 20 September 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110722030440weblink">weblink 22 July 2011, WEB, Milano Centrale station official page on Ferrovie dello stato website.,weblink Ferrovie dello Stato, 20 September 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110924041558weblink">weblink 24 September 2011, dead, The Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) operates within the metropolitan area, managing a public transport network consisting of an underground rapid transit network and tram, trolley-bus and bus lines. Overall the network covers nearly {{convert|1400|km|0|abbr=on}} reaching 86 municipalities. Besides public transport, ATM manages the interchange parking lots and other transportation services including bike sharing and car sharing systems.WEB, Carta della Mobilità 2011,weblink Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, 20 September 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120329192453weblink">weblink 29 March 2012, Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city, with 5 lines and a total length of more than {{convert|90|km|0|abbr=on}}. The Milan suburban railway service comprises 10 lines and connects the metropolitan area with the city centre through the Milan Passerby underground railway. Commonly referred to as "Il Passante", it has a train running every 6 minutes (and in the city functions as a subway line with full transferability to the Milan Metro).{{fact|date=February 2024}}The city tram network consists of approximately {{convert|160|km}} of track and 17 lines.WEB,weblink world.nycsubway.org/Europe/Italy/Milan (Urban Trams), World.nycsubway.org, 8 December 2003, 13 March 2009, Bus lines cover over {{convert|1070|km|0|abbr=on}}. Milan has also taxi services operated by private companies and licensed by the City council of Milan. The city is also a key node for the national road network, being served by all the major highways of Northern Italy.{{fact|date=February 2024}}The Milan metropolitan area is served by three international airports. Malpensa International Airport, the second busiest in Italy (about 19 million passengers in 2010), is {{convert|45|km|0|abbr=on}} from central Milan and connected to the city by the Malpensa Express railway service. Linate Airport, which lies within the city limits and served over 9 million passengers in 2010,WEB, Linate and Malpensa airports: Key Facts,weblink SEA – Società Esercizi Aeroportuali, 20 September 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110601080621weblink">weblink 1 June 2011, and Orio al Serio Airport ({{convert|60|km|0|disp=or|abbr=on}} from central Milan), are mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights.{{fact|date=February 2024}}

See also

• Province of Milan
• Milan metropolitan area

References

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