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Province of Milan - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Ally, Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Archduchy, Area, Arena, Arrondissement, Art, Bailiwick, Beat, Bishopric, Boondocks, Border, Borderland, Borough, Calling

Milan (It. Provincia di Milano) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.

It has an area of 1,984 sq km, and a total population of 3,707,210 (2001). There are 189 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).

The new province of Monza e Brianza is being created from part of the province of Milan. This new province (capital Monza) contains 363 sq km, 50 communes, and has approx. 740,000 inhabitants.

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