# Metropolitan City of Genoa

The Metropolitan City of Genoa (Italian: città metropolitana di Genova) is a metropolitan city in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It replaced the province of Genoa.

## Overview

It has an area of 1,838 square kilometres (710 sq mi) and a total population of about 0.9 million (2009). There are 67 comuni (sg.: comune) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
The city of Genoa would be named after a mythical two-headed God, Janus, protector of ships. Or it could derives from a Ligurian tribal word, for "knee" (genu), or the Latin name for gate, "janua". The city is set at the foot of mountains in the Gulf of Genoa at the most northerly end of the Tyrrhenian Sea, where at one time it ruled the maritime world. Genoa has fine examples of Baroque Church and Palace architecture.

## History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since January 1, 2015. With the establishment of the Republic of Genoa in the 11th century, the whole territory subjected to it was divided into underlying local podesterias. At the same time, in some areas of the Genoese territory, the creation of lordships, subjected or, in other cases, even semi-independent from Genoa, were administered by the various noble families of the time; among these the Fieschi, the Spinola, the Doria and the Malaspina, among the best known. Administrative and jurisdictional divisions of the territory which on several occasions also led to clashes between cities, sometimes even neighboring ones, in favor or against the domination of "La Superba".
The history of the provincial territory remained almost tied to the historical facts that affected the Genoese republic, until its end in 1797. In 1800, Napoleon became Emperor and King of Italy, and it became part of the French Empire. When Napoleon was defeated in 1814, it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At that time Genoa was the most important port and trading center in Italy.
The Metropolitan City of Genoa was established in 1859 by decree and was established on 1 March 1860. The first chairman was Antonio Caveri, a lawyer. It was subdivided into five districts, Levante, Chiavari, Genoa, Savona, and Albenga, which largely corresponded to previous divisions of the Republic of Genoa, which had broken up after Napoleon's Italian campaign. King Victor Emmanuel II approved the Metropolitan City's coat of arms in 1875 and they were amended in 1933 by the Fascist government by the addition of fasces.

## Municipalities

The most-populous municipalities within the Metropolitan City are:
| Pos. | City | Population (ab) |
| 1º | Genoa | 607.906 |
| 2º | Rapallo | 30.785 |
| 3º | Chiavari | 27.815 |
| 4º | Sestri Levante | 18.794 |
| 5º | Lavagna | 13.013 |
| 6º | Arenzano | 11.724 |
| 7º | Recco | 10.178 |
| 8º | Santa Margherita Ligure | 9.915 |
| 9º | Cogoleto | 9.209 |
| 10º | Serra Riccò | 7.994 |
The full list is:
* Arenzano
* Avegno
* Bargagli
* Bogliasco
* Borzonasca
* Busalla
* Camogli
* Campo Ligure
* Campomorone
* Carasco
* Casarza Ligure
* Casella
* Castiglione Chiavarese
* Ceranesi
* Chiavari
* Cicagna
* Cogoleto
* Cogorno
* Coreglia Ligure
* Crocefieschi
* Davagna
* Fascia
* Favale di Malvaro
* Fontanigorda
* Genova
* Gorreto
* Isola del Cantone
* Lavagna
* Leivi
* Lorsica
* Lumarzo
* Masone
* Mele
* Mezzanego
* Mignanego
* Moconesi
* Moneglia
* Montebruno
* Montoggio
* Ne
* Neirone
* Orero
* Pieve Ligure
* Portofino
* Propata
* Rapallo
* Recco
* Rezzoaglio
* Ronco Scrivia
* Rondanina
* Rossiglione
* Rovegno
* San Colombano Certenoli
* Sant'Olcese
* Santa Margherita Ligure
* Santo Stefano d'Aveto
* Savignone
* Serra Riccò
* Sestri Levante
* Sori
* Tiglieto
* Torriglia
* Tribogna
* Uscio
* Valbrevenna
* Vobbia
* Zoagli

## Government

The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (Consiglio metropolitano).

### List of Metropolitan Mayors of Genoa

| | Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Marco Doria | 1 January 2015 | 26 June 2017 | Independent (left-wing) |
| 2 | Marco Bucci | 26 June 2017 | Incumbent | Independent (centre-right) |

## Transport
### Motorways

The Metropolitan City is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):
* Autostrada A7: Milan-Genoa
* Autostrada A10: Genoa-Ventimiglia
* Autostrada A12: Genoa-Rome
* Autostrada A26: Genoa-Gravellona Toce

### Railway lines

* Turin–Genoa railway
* Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
* Genoa–Pisa railway