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Milan, Italy

Milan
Milano
Comune
Comune di Milano
City of Milan
Flag of Milan
Flag
Coat of arms of Milan
Coat of arms
Milan is located in Italy
Milan
Milan
Milan is located in Europe
Milan
Milan
Location of Milan in Italy
Coordinates: 45°28′N 09°11′E / 45.467°N 9.183°E / 45.467; 9.183Coordinates: 45°28′N 09°11′E / 45.467°N 9.183°E / 45.467; 9.183
Country Italy
Region Flag of Lombardy.svg Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Flag of Milan Province.png Milan
Government
 • Mayor Giuseppe Sala (PD)
Area
 • Total 181.76 km2 (70.18 sq mi)
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population (31 August 2016)
 • Total 1,349,426
 • Density 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Milanesi o Meneghini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 20121–20162
Dialing code 02
Patron saint Ambrose
Saint day 7 December
Website Official website
Top nationalities of foreign residents (2015)
Country of birth Population
Philippines Philippines 40,780
Egypt Egypt 35,902
China China 26,886
Peru Peru 19,590
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 16,068
Romania Romania 14,546
Ecuador Ecuador 13,229
Ukraine Ukraine 8,209
Morocco Morocco 8,152
Bangladesh Bangladesh 7,563

Milan (English /mˈlæn/ or US /mˈlɑːn/;Italian: Milano [miˈlaːno]; Lombard, Milanese variant: Milan [miˈlã]) is a city in Italy, capital of the Lombardy region, and the most populous metropolitan area and the second most populous comune in Italy. The population of the city proper is 1,346,000, and that of the Metropolitan City of Milan is 3,209,000. According to Eurostat, the commuting area has 4,252,000 inhabitants but its built-up-urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Milan), has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 in 1,891 square kilometres (730 square miles), ranking 4th in the European Union. The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan region that comprehends almost all the provinces of Lombardy and the Piedmont province of Novara and has a population of about 8,500,000 people. Milan is the main industrial and financial centre of Italy and one of global significance. In terms of GDP, it has the largest economy among European non-capital cities. Milan is considered part of the Blue Banana and lies at the heart of one of the Four Motors for Europe.


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