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The Milan metropolitan area as seen from the International Space Station (North roughly on the right side.).
The Milan metropolitan area, known as Grande Milano (Greater Milan), is the urban agglomeration around the city of Milan, Italy.
The spatial spread of the Milan metropolitan area has greatly accelerated over recent decades. Since the 1960s, the growth of the numerous settlements around the core of the city has defined the extent and patterns of the metropolitan area, and commuting flows suggest that socioeconomic linkages have expanded even beyond the boundaries of the Province of Milan.[1][2] A single, large and increasingly widespread conurbation with the city of Milan at its hub defines the metropolitan area; however, its extent can vary greatly depending on the defining source.
The Milan metropolitan area is part of the so-called Blue Banana, the area of Europe with the highest population and industrial density.
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Definitions
One definition of the metropolitan area is the local labour market system, an official definition based on commuting patterns used by Istat, consisting of 115 municipalities (comuni) with a total population of 2,975,754 (2001).[3]
Another definition is synonymous with the province of Milan, with 3,869,037 inhabitants distributed over an area of 1,982 km2 (765 sq mi)[4].
According to Eurostat Urban Audit program, the larger urban zone of Milan has a population of 3,076,643[5].
Finally, an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) territorial review of 2006 takes a more inclusive definition based on socioeconomic patterns.[6] They define the Milan metropolitan area as the Lombard provinces of Milan, Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Lodi, Monza and Brianza, Pavia, Varese and the Piedmontese Province of Novara. The overall population under this definition is about 7,400,000, dispersed over an area of about 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi).
Composition of Milan Urban Area
The Milan urban area includes the whole province of Milan and province of Monza e Brianza, 49 municipalities in province of Varese, 43 municipalities in province of Como and 45 municipalities in province of Lecco, in all 248 municipalities. The most important of these by population are Monza, Busto Arsizio and Sesto San Giovanni as shown in the next table.
The total land area of the greater urban area is 2944,53 km² with a population of 4.861.502, the first in Italy by population, the 27% of this coincides with the city of Milan (1.307.495). The density of Milan uran area is 1.651 ab/km² one of the most elevated in Europe.
The urban area is strictly statistical and does not imply any kind of administrative unity or function.
Province Municipality Area
(in km²)Population [7] Lombardia Province of Milan 1.575 3.123.205 Province of Monza e Brianza 376,80 840.711 Province of Varese Saronno 10,9 38.221 Caronno Pertusella 8,0 14.759 Gerenzano 9,8 10.013 Origgio 8,1 7.084 Uboldo 10,6 10.093 Marnate 4,8 6.676 Castellanza 6,0 14.475 Busto Arsizio 30,0 80.876 Lonate Pozzolo 29,0 11.986 Ferno 8,5 6.805 Cardano al Campo 9,0 13.830 Samarate 15,0 16.259 Gallarate 20,0 50.279 Casorate Sempione 6,9 5.623 Somma Lombardo 30,0 17.088 Arsago Seprio 10,0 4.766 Cassano Magnago 12,0 21.297 Cairate 11,3 7.774 Fagnano Olona 8,6 11.544 Solbiate Olona 4,9 5.561 Olgiate Olona 7,0 11.885 Gorla Minore 7,9 8.226 Gorla Maggiore 5,3 5.071 Tradate 21 17.328 Cislago 10 9.732 Vergiate 21,61 8.833 Carnago 6 6.154 Albizzate 3 5.034 Besnate 7,68 5.256 Cavaria con Premezzo 3,23 5.342 Jerago con Orago 4 5.035 Oggiona con Santo Stefano 2 4.375 Angera 17 5.679 Lonate Ceppino 4 4.788 Solbiate Arno 3,01 4.257 Golasecca 7 2.551 Castelseprio 3 1.284 Gornate-Olona 4 2.135 Castiglione Olona 7 7.890 Vizzola Ticino 7 501 Sesto Calende 23,89 10.629 Taino 7 3.626 Cadrezzate 5 1.702 Osmate 3 683 Mercallo 5 1.806 Mornago 12 4.739 Sumirago 11 6.147 Marnate 4,8 6.676 Comabbio 4 1.146 Province of Como Turate 10,1 8.759 Rovello Porro 5,8 5.860 Cabiate 3,2 7.213 Mariano Comense 13,7 23.133 Carugo 4,1 6.144 Arosio 2,7 4.767 Rovellasca 3,3 7.251 Mozzate 10 7.879 Locate Varesino 5 4.180 Carbonate 5,17 2.808 Albavilla 10,55 6.083 Albese con Cassano 8 4.001 Alserio 1 1.151 Alzate Brianza 7 5.040 Anzano del Parco 3 1.676 Brenna 4,9 1.920 Cabiate 3,2 7.213 Cantù 23,18 37.948 Canzo 11,8 5.094 Carimate 5 4.167 Carugo 4,12 6.144 Caslino d'Erba 7 1.711 Castelmarte 1 1.312 Cermenate 8,1 8.919 Cucciago 4 3.373 Erba 18,13 16.974 Eupilio 6 2.739 Figino Serenza 4 5.070 Fino Mornasco 7,26 9.251 Inverigo 9 8.741 Lambrugo 1,92 2.273 Longone al Segrino 1,53 1.709 Lurago d'Erba 5 5.089 Merone 3 4.119 Monguzzo 3 2.138 Montorfano 3,53 2.713 Novedrate 2 2.934 Orsenigo 4,5 2.730 Ponte Lambro 3 4.365 Proserpio 2 922 Pusiano 3 1.301 Tavernerio 11 5.711 Vertemate con Minoprio 5,77 3.922 Province of Lecco Airuno 4 2.931 Annone di Brianza 5 2.199 Barzago 3,59 2.571 Barzanò 3,58 5.080 Bosisio Parini 6,6 3.374 Brivio 7,92 4.708 Bulciago 3 2.933 Calco 4,62 4.760 Casatenovo 12,7 12.380 Cassago Brianza 3 4.350 Castello di Brianza 3,63 2.384 Cernusco Lombardone 3 3.859 Cesana Brianza 3,42 2.288 Civate 9,06 3.977 Colle Brianza 8 1.693 Costa Masnaga 5 4.679 Cremella 1,75 1.744 Dolzago 2 2.181 Ello 2,41 1.247 Garbagnate Monastero 3 2.387 Imbersago 3 2.373 Lomagna 3 4.532 Merate 11 14.741 Missaglia 11 8.282 Molteno 3 3.436 Montevecchia 5 2.435 Monticello Brianza 4 4.246 Nibionno 3,6 3.603 Oggiono 7,90 8.527 Olgiate Molgora 7,25 6.050 Olginate 7 7.079 Osnago 4,42 4.739 Paderno d'Adda 3 3.831 Perego 4 1.637 Robbiate 4 5.803 Rogeno 4,84 3.114 Rovagnate 4,26 2.891 Santa Maria Hoè 2,8 2.213 Sirone 3 2.295 Sirtori 4 2.896 Suello 2 1.592 Valgreghentino 6 3.268 Verderio Inferiore 3 2.828 Verderio Superiore 2 2.678 Viganò 1 1.903 TOTAL 2944,53 4.861.502 Comparison
This table shows the main Italian urban areas by population. The Milan urban area is the largest
No. Metropolitan area Population
(inhabitants)Area
(in km²)Density
(in ab/km²)Municipalities 1 Milan 4.861.502 2.945 1.651 248 2 Naples 4.405.832 2.260 1.950 171 3 Rome 3.693.124 3.089 1.195 40 4 Turin 1.704.102 1.127 1.512 53 See also
- Transport in Milan
- Larger Urban Zones (LUZ) in the European Union
- Largest European metropolitan areas
Notes
- ^ OECD Territorial Review - Milan, Italy
- ^ http://urbact.eu/fileadmin/subsites/Metrogov/pdf/Milan_s2.pdf Competitiveness of Milan and its metropolitan area
- ^ Istat - Sistemi Locali del Lavoro
- ^ Greater Milan: Dynamics and Excellence in Metropolitan Milan- Provincia di Milano
- ^ Eurostat [1]
- ^ OECD Territorial Review - Milan, Italy. Page 32: fig 1.9.
- ^ ISTAT Data 2008 [2]
Categories:- Metropolitan areas of Italy
- Milan
- Geography of Milan
- Districts of Milan
- Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy
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