Pontedera

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This article is about the Italian city. For the botanist, see Giulio Pontedera.
Comune di Pontedera
Coat of arms of Comune di Pontedera
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Pisa (PI)
Mayor Paolo Marconcini (since June 2004
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Area 46 km² (18 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 26,842
 - Density 584/km² (1,513/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 43°40′N, 10°39′E
Gentilic Pontederesi
Dialing code 0587
Postal code 56025
Frazioni Pietroconti, La Rotta, I Fabbri, Treggiaia, Montecastello, Santa Lucia, La Borra, Il Botteghino, Il Romito, Gello, Pardossi
Patron San Faustino
 - Day October 10
Website: www.comune.pontedera.pi.it

Pontedera is a small Italian industrial town in Tuscany, in the administrative province of Pisa. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape. Piaggio was a subsidiary of FIAT. Today the owner of Piaggio is Roberto Colaninno