Milan
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Milan is a place located in Italy [1] where the official language is Italian . The city had a population of 1.4M in 2023 [2].
It covers an area of 181.7 [3] and sits at an elevation of 138 [4].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolitan City of Milan[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Head of government: Giuseppe Sala[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Instance of: chef-lieu[7], Italian city-state[8], big city[9], metropolis[10], comune of Italy[11]
- Official language: Italian[12]
- Shares border with: Assago[13], Arese[14], Baranzate[15], Bresso[16], Buccinasco[17], Cesano Boscone[18], Cologno Monzese[19], Corsico[20], Cormano[21], Cusago[22], Novate Milanese[23], Opera[24], Pero[25], Peschiera Borromeo[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Municipio 1[27], Municipio 2[28], Municipio 3[29], Municipio 4[30], Zone 5 of Milan[31], Municipio 6 of Milan[32], Zone 7 of Milan[33], Municipio 8[34], Municipio 9[35]
- Flag: flag of Milan[36]
- Twinned administrative body: São Paulo[37], Chicago[38], Toronto[39], City of Melbourne[40], Tel Aviv[41], Kraków[42], Osaka[43], Shanghai[44], Dakar[45], Lyon[46], Birmingham[47], Bethlehem[48], Frankfurt[49], Dublin[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Milan include AC Milan[51], an association football club[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1899[54]; Milan–Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi" Airport[55], an international airport[56], in Italy[57], founded in 1909[58]; Duchy of Milan[59], a historical country[60], in Duchy of Milan[61], founded in 1395[62]; milanesa[63], a dish[64]; Linate Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Italy[67]; Bergamo-Il Caravaggio[68], an international airport[69], in Italy[70], founded in 1937[71]; Mercury Milan[72], an automobile model[73]; and Milan[74], a town in the United States[75], in United States[76].
Why It Matters
Milan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] Milan is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]
Entities named for Milan include AC Milan[51], an association football club[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1899[54]; Milan–Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi" Airport[55], an international airport[56], in Italy[57], founded in 1909[58]; Duchy of Milan[59], a historical country[60], in Duchy of Milan[61], founded in 1395[62]; milanesa[63], a dish[64]; Linate Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Italy[67]; and Bergamo-Il Caravaggio[68], an international airport[69], in Italy[70], founded in 1937[71].