Milan metropolitan area
The Milan metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration centred around the city of Milan in Lombardy, Italy.
The spatial spread of the metropolitan area has greatly accelerated over recent decades. The growth of the many settlements around the core of Milan since the 1960s have defined the extent and pattern of the metropolitan area, and commuting flows suggest that socioeconomic linkages have expanded beyond the boundaries of the Province of Milan[1]. A single, large and increasingly widespread conurbation with the city of Milan at its hub defines metropolitan Milan; however, the extent of the metropolitan area can vary greatly depending on the defining source.
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 (It. comune) with a total population of 2,975,754 (2001).[2]
Another definition is synonymous with the province of Milan, with 3,869,037 inhabitants distributed over an area of 1,982 km²[3].
According to Eurostat Urban Audit program, the larger urban zone of Milan has a population of 3,076,643[4].
Finally, an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) territorial review of 2006 takes a more inclusive definition based on socioeconomic patterns[5]. 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 people dispersed over an area of about 12,000 km².
The urban agglomeration physically extends to, and may include, some Swiss territories in southern Canton Ticino,[citation needed] although this is not recognized by OECD.
Composition
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The Milan metropolitan 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 shows the next table.
The total land area of the extended metropolitan 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 (1.308.735). The density of the metropolitan area is 1.651 ab/km² one of the most elevated in Europe.
The metropolitan area is strictly statistical and does not imply any kind of administrative unity or function.
| Province | Municipality | Area (in km²) |
Population (1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lombardia | |||
| Province of Milan | 1.620 | 3.116.576 | |
| Province of Monza e Brianza | 376,80 | 796.243 | |
| 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 | |
- (1) - ISTAT Data 2008 [1]
Comparison
This table shows the main italian metropolitan areas by population. The Milan metropolitan area is in the first place.
| No. | Metropolitan area | Population (abitanti) |
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
- Milan
- Larger Urban Zones (LUZ) in the European Union
- Largest European metropolitan areas
- Metropolitan area
- Lombardy