Metropolitan City of Turin
| Metropolitan City of Turin | ||
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Palazzo Cisterna in Turin, the provincial seat.
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Piedmont | |
| Established | 1 January 2015 | |
| Capital(s) | Turin | |
| Comuni | 316 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Chiara Appendino (M5S) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,827 km2 (2,636 sq mi) | |
| Population (30 September 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,283,749 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISTAT | 001 | |
| Website | www |
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The Metropolitan City of Turin (Italian: Città metropolitana di Torino) is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and comprises the city of Turin and 315 other municipalities (comuni). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been officially operative since 1 January 2015.
The Metropolitan City of Turin is headed by the metropolitan mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the metropolitan council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 1 January 2015 Piero Fassino, as mayor of the capital city, has been the first mayor of the metropolitan city.
It has an area of 6,830 km2 (2,640 sq mi), and a total population of 2,306,676. There are 315 comuni in the metropolitan area – the most of any province or metropolitan city in Italy. The second province with the highest number of comuni is that of Cuneo, with 250.
The territory consists of a mountainous area to the west and north along the border with France and with the Valle d'Aosta, and part flat or hilly in the south and east. The mountainous part is home to part of the Hautes Alpes, the Graian Alps and, in a much lesser extent, in the Pennine Alps. The highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin is the Roc (4,026 m), located in the Gran Paradiso massif on the border with Valle d'Aosta. Several wildlife reserves are located in the province, including the Sacro Monte Natural Reserve in Belmonte and the Gran Paradiso National Park. The Residences of the House of Savoy, located in Turin and several other towns in the province, as well as the Sacro Monte of Belmonte are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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