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Milan (/ m ɪ ˈ l æ n / mil-AN, US also / m ɪ ˈ l ɑː n / mil-AHN, [5] [6] Milanese: ⓘ; Italian: Milano ⓘ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban population [7] and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
Map of Metropolitan city of Milan. Milan metropolitan area. The Metropolitan City of Milan (Italian: città metropolitana di Milano; Milanese: cittaa metropolitana de Milan, Lombard: [tʃiˈtaː metrupuliˈtana de miˈlãː]) is a metropolitan city (not to be confused with the metropolitan area) in the Lombardy region of Italy.
English: Map of the province of Milan, Italy. Date: 6 December 2010: Source: Own work: Author: Vonvikken . This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape.
The following is a list of the 133 municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Milan, formerly the Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. [1] List. ISTAT Code Comune ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan: . Milan – capital of Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome.Milan is considered a leading Alpha Global City, [1] with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism.
Since early 1960s in Milan operated many spontaneous citizens' committees in different areas of the city. In 1968 the City Council divided for the first time the territory of the comune into 20 administrative areas, called zone (singular: zona) for administrative purposes and to increase decentralization.
Milan's first railway station, Porta Nuova, [2] formed part of the new railway. It was placed outside the circle of ramparts, near the Porta Nuova city gate, from which it took its name. In February 1846 came the second Milanese railway station, Porta Tosa-Vittoria , near the city gate of the same name, and outside the circle of ramparts. [ 3 ]
The Milan metropolitan area as seen from the International Space Station (North roughly on the top side) The Milan metropolitan area , also known as Grande Milano ("Greater Milan "), is the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 54th largest in the world.