Milan Milano |
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Comune di Milano | |||
Clockwise, from top: Porta Nuova business district, Milan Cathedral, Sforza Castle, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Navigli, Piazza Gae Aulenti, Bosco Verticale, Arch of Peace
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Location of Milan in Italy | |||
Coordinates: 45°28′N 09°11′E / 45.467°N 9.183°ECoordinates: 45°28′N 09°11′E / 45.467°N 9.183°E | |||
Country | Italy | ||
Region | Lombardy | ||
Province / Metropolitan city | Milan | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Giuseppe Sala (PD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 181.76 km2 (70.18 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) | ||
Population (31 December 2016) | |||
• Total | 1,368,590 | ||
• Density | 7,500/km2 (20,000/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) | |
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Country of birth | Population |
Philippines | 40,780 |
Egypt | 35,902 |
China | 26,886 |
Albania | 19,590 |
Sri Lanka | 16,068 |
Romania | 14,546 |
Ecuador | 13,229 |
Ukraine | 8,209 |
Morocco | 8,152 |
Bangladesh | 7,563 |
Milan (English: /mᵻˈlæn/ or US: /mᵻˈlɑːn/;Italian: Milano [miˈlaːno]; Lombard: Milan [miˈlã] (Milanese variant)) is a city in Italy, capital of the Lombardy region, and the largest metropolitan area and the second most populous comune in Italy. The population of the city proper is 1,369,000, and that of the Metropolitan City of Milan is 3,219,000. According to Eurostat, the commuting area counts 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 every province of Lombardy, the Piedmont province of Novara, and some parts of the province of Piacenza and which counts an estimated population of 8,123,020.