Metropolitan City of Milan


The Metropolitan City of Milan is a metropolitan city in the Lombardy region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. It replaced the Province of Milan and includes the city of Milan and other 133 municipalities or communes. It was first created by the reform of local authorities and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.
The Metropolitan City of Milan is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor and by the Metropolitan Council. Since June 2016 Giuseppe Sala, as mayor of the capital city, has been the mayor of the Metropolitan City.

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Milan

Metropolitan Council

The new Metro municipalities, giving large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, are conceived for improving the performance of local administrations and to slash local spending by better coordinating the municipalities in providing basic services and environment protection. In this policy framework, the Mayor of Milan is designated to exercise the functions of Metropolitan mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council formed by 24 mayors of municipalities within the Metro municipality.
The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 28 September 2014. The current Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 9 October 2016:

Administrative regions

The ten most-populous municipalities within the Metropolitan City are:
RankCityPopulationArea
Density
Altitude
1stMilan1,395,274181.76122
2ndSesto San Giovanni81,75011.74140
3rdCinisello Balsamo74,53612.7154
4thLegnano60,25917.72199
5thRho51,03322.32158
6thCologno Monzese47,8808.46134
7thPaderno Dugnano47,75014.1163
8thRozzano41,58113.01103
9thSan Giuliano Milanese37,23530.7198
10thPioltello36,75613.1156

Transport

Milan metropolitan area is one of southern Europe's key transport nodes and one of Italy's most important railway hubs. Its five major railway stations, among which the Milan Central station, are among Italy's busiest.
The Azienda Trasporti Milanesi operates within the metropolitan area, managing a public transport network consisting of an underground rapid transit network and tram, trolley-bus and bus lines. Overall the network covers nearly reaching 86 municipalities. Besides public transport, ATM manages the interchange parking lots and other transportation services including bike sharing and car sharing systems.
Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city, with 4 lines and a total length of more than. The recently opened M5 line is undergoing further expansion and the construction of the M4 line has been approved. The Milan suburban railway service comprises 10 lines and connects the metropolitan area with the city centre through the Milan Passerby underground railway. Commonly referred to as "Il Passante", it has a train running every 6 minutes.
The city tram network consists of approximately of track and 17 lines. Bus lines cover over. Milan has also taxi services operated by private companies and licensed by the City council of Milan. The city is also a key node for the national road network, being served by all the major highways of Northern Italy.
Milan metropolitan area is served by 3 international airports. Malpensa International Airport, the second busiest in Italy, is from central Milan and connected to the city by the "Malpensa Express" railway service. Linate Airport, which lies within the city limits and served over 9 million passengers in 2010. and Orio al Serio Airport, that are mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights.