Zone 1 of Milan
| Zona 1 of Milan | |
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| Zona of Milan | |
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 Location of Zone 1 of Milan |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Metro City of Milan |
| Comune | Milan |
| Government | |
| • President | Fabio Arrigoni (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.62 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 96,315 |
| • Density | 28,680/sq mi (11,074/km2) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The Zone 1 of Milan (in Italian: Zona 1 di Milano) is one of the 9 administrative zones of Milan, Italy.
The zone includes the historical center of the city. It is the least populated of the city's zones and one of the smallest by area, a significant part of which is occupied by the Piazza del Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco and Sempione Park. Much of the remainder of the zone is dedicated to museums and administration buildings.
The zone includes the following quarters:
Thanks to its central position, the Zona 1 houses some prominent educational institutions. In this area there are the main buildings of two universities:
Stations of Milan Metro in the Zona 1:
The Zona 1 is also interested by Milan Area C, a congestion charge introduced on January 16, 2012, replacing the previous pollution charge Ecopass and based on the same designated traffic restricted zone or ZTL (Italian: Zona a Traffico Limitato), corresponding to the central Cerchia dei Bastioni area. The ZTL encompasses about 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) and 77,000 residents (4.5% and 6% of the city total, respectively). The area is accessible through 43 gates, monitored by video cameras. Area C started as an 18-month pilot program based on the partial implementation of the results of a referendum that took place on June 2011. The objective of the program was to drastically reduce the chronic traffic jams that take place in the city of Milan, to promote sustainable mobility and public transport, and to decrease the existing levels of smog that have become unsustainable from the point of view of public health. Area C was definitively approved as a permanent program on 27 March 2013.
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