Province of Milan

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Province of Milan
Nation Italy
Region Lombardy
Capital Milan
Area 1,984 km²
Population (2007) 3,893,959
Density 1,962
Comuni 189
Vehicle Registration MI
Postal Code n/a
Telephone Prefix n/a
ISTAT 015
President Filippo Penati
Map highlighting the location of the province of Milan in Italy

The Province of Milan (Italian: Provincia di Milano; Western Lombard (non-official): Provincia de Milan/Pruìncia de Milàn) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.

It has an area of 1,984 km², and a total population of 3,893,959. There are 189 comuni in the province.

The new Monza e Brianza province has been created with part of the province of Milan, and will be effective in 2009. The loss of the new province's component 53 comuni, with a combined population of ca. 750,000 would leave the surviving Province of Milan with 136 comuni and an adjusted population of ca. 3,100,000 in its remaining territory. The largest city area, after Milan, is Abbiategrasso. Sesto and Cinisello have a lot more inhabitants, but they are smaller. Map locating Province of Milan

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