Milan

Milan Milano  (Italian)
Comune
Comune di Milano
Clockwise from top: Porta Nuova, Sforza Castle, La Scala, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milano Centrale railway station, Arch of Peace and Milan Cathedral.
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°28′01″N 09°11′24″E / 45.46694°N 9.19000°E / 45.46694; 9.19000
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Metropolitan city	Milan (MI)
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Giuseppe Sala (EV)
• Legislature	Milan City Council
Area
• Comune	181.76 km2 (70.18 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (1 January 2022)[1]
• Comune	1,371,498
• Density	7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
• Metro [2]	4,336,121
Demonym(s)	Milanese Meneghino[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	0039 02
Website	www.comune.milano.it

Milan (Italian: Milano; ancient Medhelan Mediolanum (City in the middle of the lands)) is a city in northern Italy. Milan is the capital of the Milano Provence and of the Lombardy Region. It is populated by 1,371,498 inhabitants. It is the most populated province in Italy, and it is the second biggest city in Italy (after Rome).

Milan is the fashion capital of the world and its important influence on design, economics, opera, and the media make it amongst the world's top 18 Global cities, along with Moscow, Buenos Aires and Kuala Lumpur.

1. ↑ "Resident Population on 1st January: All Municipalities". I.Stat. OECD. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. ↑ "Database". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020. click General and regional statistics / Regional statistics by typology / Metropolitan regions / Demography statistics by metropolitan regions / Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and metropolitan regions (met_pjanaggr3)
3. ↑ In reference to the Meneghino mask.