Metropolitan cities of Italy
Metropolitan cities
Table:
Metropolitan city

Area (km²)

Population

Population Density (/km²)

Date

Mayor

Rome
Roma

5,352

4,336,915

810

3 April 2014

Virginia Raggi (M5S)

Milan
Milano

1,575

3,190,340

2,026

3 April 2014

Giuseppe Sala (PD)

Naples
Napoli

1,171

3,128,702

2,672

3 April 2014

Luigi De Magistris (DemA)

Turin
Torino

6,829

2,293,340

336

3 April 2014

Chiara Appendino (M5S)

Palermo
Palermo

5,009

1,276,525

255

4 August 2015

Leoluca Orlando (Independent)

Bari
Bari

3,821

1,251,004

327

3 April 2014

Antonio Decaro (PD)

Catania
Catania

3,574

1,116,168

312

4 August 2015

Salvo Pogliese (FI)

Florence
Firenze

3,514

1,007,435

287

3 April 2014

Dario Nardella (PD)

Bologna
Bologna

3,702

1,005,831

271

3 April 2014

Virginio Merola (PD)

Genoa
Genova

1,839

864,008

470

3 April 2014

Marco Bucci (FI)

Venice
Venezia

2,462

858,455

349

3 April 2014

Luigi Brugnaro (Independent)

Messina
Messina

3,266

647,477

198

4 August 2015

Cateno De Luca (UdC)

Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria

3,183

558,959

176

3 April 2014

Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)

Cagliari
Cagliari

1,248

431,302

346

4 February 2016

Massimo Zedda (Independent)

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Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale ) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy . It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 121 other municipalities ( comuni ) in the suburbs of the city . With more than 4.3 million inhabitants , it is the largest metropolitan city in Italy . It was established on 1 January 2015 by the terms of Law 142/1990 ( Reform of local authorities ) and by Law 56/2014 . It superseded the Province of Rome . The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and governed by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) . Virginia Raggi has been the incumbent mayor since 20 June 2016 .
Virginia Elena Raggi ( Italian pronunciation : [ virˈdʒiːnja ˈraddʒi ] ; born 18 July 1978 ) is an Italian lawyer and politician serving as Mayor of Rome since 2016 . She represents the anti-establishment Five Star Movement ( M5S ) ; Raggi is both the first candidate from her party and first woman to be elected as Rome Mayor .
The Five Star Movement ( Italian : Movimento 5 Stelle [ moviˈmento ˈtʃiŋkwe ˈstelle ] , M5S ) is a political party in Italy . The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo , a comedian and blogger , and Gianroberto Casaleggio , a web strategist . In 2014 Grillo appointed a directorate composed of five leading MPs ( Alessandro Di Battista , Luigi Di Maio , Roberto Fico , Carla Ruocco and Carlo Sibilia ) , which lasted until the following October when he dissolved it and proclaimed himself the political head of the M5S . Grillo is also formally president of the association named the Five Star Movement ; his nephew , Enrico Grillo , serves as vice president ; and his accountant , Enrico Maria Nadasi , as secretary . Davide Casaleggio , Gianroberto 's son , has an increasingly important albeit unofficial role . The M5S is variously considered populist , anti-establishment , environmentalist , anti-globalist , and Eurosceptic . The party has also been described as New Right and described by some as being right-wing due to its anti-immigration stance despite its promotion of policies usually advocated by the Italian left-wing , such as citizen 's income and green-inspired policies . Grillo himself once provocatively referred to the movement as populist . Its members stress that the M5S is not a party but a movement , and it may not be included in the traditional left-right paradigm . The five stars are a reference to five key issues for the party : public water , sustainable transport , sustainable development , right to Internet access , and environmentalism . The party also advocates e-democracy , direct democracy , the principle of zero-cost politics , degrowth and nonviolence . In the 2013 general election , the M5S won the most votes of all parties ( excluding votes from Italians abroad ) for the Chamber of Deputies .
The Metropolitan City of Milan ( Italian : città metropolitana di Milano ; Milanese : cittaa metropolitana de Milan [ tʃiˈtɑː metrupuliˈtana de miˈlãː ] ) is a metropolitan city in the Lombardy region , Italy . Its capital is the city of Milan . It replaced the Province of Milan and includes the city of Milan and other 133 municipalities or communes ( comuni ) . 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 . The Metropolitan City of Milan is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) . Since June 2016 Giuseppe Sala , as mayor of the capital city , has been the mayor of the Metropolitan City .
Giuseppe Beppe Sala ( born 28 May 1958 ) is an Italian manager and politician . He was CEO of the 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan from June 2010 to December 2015 . Sala was also a candidate for the Democratic Party to become Mayor of Milan in the 2016 municipal election , which he won , becoming mayor on 21 June 2016 . Sala is often nicknamed Mr. Expo , for his position as CEO of the Universal Exposition .
The Democratic Party ( Italian : Partito Democratico , PD ) is a social-democratic political party in Italy . The party 's secretary is Nicola Zingaretti , who was elected in March 2019 , while its president is Paolo Gentiloni . The PD was founded on 14 October 2007 upon the merger of various centre-left parties which had been part of The Olive Tree list and The Union coalition in the 2006 general election . They notably included the social-democratic Democrats of the Left ( DS ) , successors of the Italian Communist Party and the Democratic Party of the Left which was folded with several social-democratic parties ( Labour Federation and Social Christians , among others ) in 1998 ; and the largely Catholic-inspired Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy ( DL ) , merger of the Italian People 's Party ( heir of the Christian Democracy party 's left-wing ) , The Democrats and Italian Renewal in 2002 . Thus , the party 's main ideological trends are social democracy and the Italian Christian leftist tradition . The PD has been also influenced by social liberalism which was already present in some of the founding components of the DS and DL and more generally by a Third Way progressivism . The PD was the second-largest party in Italy in the 2018 general election , the third-largest in the Chamber of Deputies and the fourth-largest in the Senate . Between 2013 and 2018 , the Italian government was led by three successive Democratic Prime Ministers , namely Enrico Letta ( 2013-2014 ) , Matteo Renzi ( 2014-2016 ) and Gentiloni ( 2016-2018 ) . Since September 2019 the party has been part of the Conte II Cabinet , in a coalition with the Five Star Movement . The party also heads seven regional governments . Prominent Democrats include Walter Veltroni ( secretary , 2007-2009 ) , Dario Franceschini ( secretary , 2009 ) , Maurizio Martina ( secretary , 2018 ) , David Sassoli , Piero Fassino , Marco Minniti , Graziano Delrio , Pier Carlo Padoan , Federica Mogherini , Debora Serracchiani , Lorenzo Guerini , Matteo Orfini , Luigi Zanda , Stefano Bonaccini , Sergio Chiamparino , Vincenzo De Luca , Michele Emiliano , Giuseppe Sala , Leoluca Orlando , Virginio Merola and Dario Nardella . Former members include Giorgio Napolitano ( President of Italy , 2006-2015 ) , Sergio Mattarella ( President of Italy , 2015-present ) , Romano Prodi , Giuliano Amato , Massimo D'Alema , Pier Luigi Bersani ( secretary , 2009-2013 ) , Guglielmo Epifani ( secretary , 2013 ) , Francesco Rutelli , Pietro Grasso , Carlo Calenda and Matteo Renzi ( secretary , 2013-2018 ) .
The Metropolitan City of Naples ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Napoli ) is an Italian Metropolitan City in Campania region , established on January 1 , 2015 . Its capital city is Naples ; within the city there are 92 comune ( municipalities ) . It was first created by the reform of local authorities ( Law 142/1990 ) and established by the Law 56/2014 , thus replacing the Province of Naples in 2015 . The Metropolitan City of Naples is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) . Since 1 January 2015 its head is Luigi de Magistris , as mayor of the capital city .
Luigi de Magistris ( born 20 June 1967 ) is an Italian politician and a former prosecutor , currently the mayor of Naples .
Democracy and Autonomy ( Italian : Democrazia e Autonomia , DemA ) is a political party in Italy , based in Campania . Its founder and leader is Luigi de Magistris , current mayor of Naples and former MEP for Italy of Values .
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Torino ) is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region , Italy . Its capital is the city of Turin . It replaced the Province of Turin and comprises the city of Turin and 315 other municipalities ( comuni ) . It was first created by the reform of local authorities ( Law 142/1990 ) and then established by the Law 56/2014 . It has been officially operative since 1 January 2015 . The Metropolitan City of Turin is headed by the metropolitan mayor ( sindaco metropolitano ) and by the metropolitan council ( consiglio metropolitano ) . Since 5 June 2016 , Chiara Appendino has served as the mayor of the capital city , succeeding Piero Fassino . It is the largest Metropolitan City of Italy and the only one to border a foreign state .
Chiara Appendino ( born 12 June 1984 ) is an Italian politician who is the 39th and current mayor of Turin . A member of the Five Star Movement , she was elected on 20 June 2016 .
The Metropolitan City of Palermo ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Palermo ) is a metropolitan city in Sicily , Italy . Its capital is the city of Palermo . It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city of Palermo and other 82 municipalities ( comuni ) .
Leoluca Orlando ( born 1 August 1947 ) , is an Italian politician , current Mayor of Palermo . He was also mayor of the city in 1985-1990 and 1993-2000 and President of Italian Federation of American Football ( FIDAF ) . He is best known for his strong opposition to the Sicilian Mafia during his mayoralty in the 1980s , which was publicly referenced in the media as the Palermo Spring ( Italian : Primavera di Palermo ) .
An independent or nonpartisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party . There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent .
The Metropolitan City of Bari ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Bari ) is a metropolitan city in the Apulia region of Italy . Its capital is the city of Bari . It replaced the Province of Bari and includes the city of Bari and some forty other municipalities ( comuni ) . 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 . The Metropolitan City of Bari is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) . Since 1 January 2015 Antonio Decaro , as mayor of the capital city , has been the first mayor of the Metropolitan City . It has an area of 3.825 km2 ( 1.477 sq mi ) , and a total population of 1,261,152 ( 2014 ) .
Antonio Decaro ( born 17 July 1970 ) is an Italian politician , current Mayor of Bari .
The Metropolitan City of Catania ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Catania ) is a metropolitan city in Sicily , southern Italy . Its capital is the city of Catania . It replaced the Province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 municipalities ( comuni ) .
Salvatore Domenico Antonio Pogliese ( born 3 March 1972 ) is an Italian politician and current Mayor of Catania .
Forza Italia [ nb 1 ] ( translated to Forward Italy or Let 's Go Italy , known also by its acronym FI ) is a centre-right political party in Italy whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism , Christian democracy , and liberalism . Its leader is Silvio Berlusconi , former Prime Minister of Italy ( 1994-1995 , 2001-2006 , 2008-2011 ) . The party , formed out of the former People of Freedom ( PdL ) , is a revival of the defunct Forza Italia ( FI ) , active from 1994 to 2009 , when it was merged with National Alliance ( AN ) and several minor parties to form the PdL . Forza Italia 's leading members include Antonio Tajani ( President of the European Parliament ) , Elisabetta Casellati ( President of the Senate ) , Donato Toma ( President of Molise ) , Mara Carfagna , Renato Brunetta , Paolo Romani , Mariastella Gelmini , Anna Maria Bernini , Maurizio Gasparri , Renato Schifani and Stefania Prestigiacomo . On 11 September 2014 FI was admitted into the European People 's Party ( EPP ) , inheriting the PdL 's membership . FI is a much smaller party than the original FI and the early PdL , due to the splits of Future and Freedom ( 2010 ) , the Brothers of Italy ( 2012 ) , the New Centre-Right ( 2013 ) , the Conservative and Reformists ( 2015 ) and the Liberal Popular Alliance ( 2015 ) . In the 2018 general election FI was overtaken by Lega Nord as the largest party of the centre-right coalition .
The Metropolitan City of Florence ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Firenze ) is a metropolitan city in the Tuscany region , Italy . Its capital is the city of Florence . It replaced the Province of Florence . 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 .
Dario Nardella ( born 20 November 1975 , Torre del Greco ) is an Italian politician who has been the Mayor of Florence since 26 May 2014 and the first Metropolitan Mayor of Florence since 1 January 2015 .
The Metropolitan City of Bologna ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Bologna ) is a metropolitan city in the Emilia Romagna region , Italy . Its capital is the city of Bologna . Replacing the Province of Bologna , 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 . The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) .
Virginio Merola ( born 14 February 1955 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere , Campania ) is an Italian politician . Merola is a member of the Democratic Party and the current mayor of Bologna .
The Metropolitan City of Genoa ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Genova ) is one of the fourteen Metropolitan cities of Italy , located in the region of Liguria . Its capital is the city of Genoa . It replaced the Province of Genoa .
Marco Bucci is an Italian politician and former pharmaceutical manager from Genoa . He is the mayor and the first right-wing mayor since 1975 .
The Metropolitan City of Venice ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Venezia ) is a metropolitan city in the Veneto region , Italy . Its capital is the city of Venice . It replaced the Province of Venice and includes the city of Venice and 43 other municipalities ( comuni ) . It was first created by the reform of local authorities ( Law 142/1990 ) and then established by the Law 56/2014 . The Metropolitan City of Venice is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ( Sindaco metropolitano ) and by the Metropolitan Council ( Consiglio metropolitano ) . Since 15 June 2015 , as new mayor of the capital city , Luigi Brugnaro is the first mayor of the Metropolitan City .
Luigi Brugnaro ( 13 September 1961 ) is an Italian conservative politician and entrepreneur who has been the Mayor of Venice , since taking office on 15 June 2015 .
The Metropolitan City of Messina ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Messina ) is a metropolitan city in Sicily , Italy . Its capital is the city of Messina . It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalities ( comuni ) . According to Eurostat in 2014 , the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants . The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands also is administratively a part of Metropolitan City of Messina .
Cateno Roberto De Luca ( born 18 March 1972 ) is an Italian politician who became mayor of Messina on 26 June 2018 .
The Union of the Centre ( Italian : Unione di Centro , UdC ) , whose complete name is Union of Christian and Centre Democrats ( Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e Democratici di Centro , UDC ) , is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy . Lorenzo Cesa is the party 's current secretary ; Pier Ferdinando Casini was for years the most recognisable figure and de facto leader of the party , before eventually distancing from it in 2016 . The UdC is a member of the European People 's Party ( EPP ) and the Centrist Democrat International ( CDI ) , of which Casini was president from 2004 to 2015 . The party was formed as Union of Christian and Centre Democrats in December 2002 upon the merger of the Christian Democratic Centre ( CCD ) , the United Christian Democrats ( CDU ) and European Democracy ( DE ) . In 2008 the party was the driving force behind the Union of the Centre ( UdC ) , an alliance comprising , among others , The Rose for Italy , the Populars for the Constituent Assembly of the Centre , the Liberal Clubs , the Party of Christian Democracy , the Christian Democratic Party , Veneto for the European People 's Party , the Democratic Populars and the Autonomist Democrats . Since then , the party 's official name was neglected in favour of the alliance 's and , since most of the UdC member parties have joined the UDC too , the UDC and the UdC started to overlap almost completely to the point that they are now undistinguishable . The CCD was an early ally of Silvio Berlusconi 's Forza Italia in 1994 and was part of the centre-right Pole/House of Freedoms since its establishment . Consequently , the UDC was consistently part of the centre-right until 2006 . Later , it was affiliated neither to the centre-right nor the centre-left at the national level . Despite this , the party continued to take part in several regional , provincial and municipal governments with the old and the new Forza Italia , while forming alliances also with the centre-left Democratic Party in some regions and cities . In the 2013 general election the UdC was part of With Monti for Italy , the coalition formed around Mario Monti 's Civic Choice , and obtained a mere 1.8% of the vote , down from 5.6% in 2008 and 6.8% in 2006 . In December 2014 the party , which sat in Enrico Letta 's government and Matteo Renzi 's government ( 2013-2016 ) , formed Popular Area with Angelino Alfano 's New Centre-Right .
The Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria ( Italian : Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria ) is a metropolitan city in the Calabria region of southern Italy . Its capital is Reggio di Calabria . It eplaced the Province of Reggio Calabria in 2017 . The Aspromonte massif dominates the western part , and with its long coastline , the metropolitan city is a popular tourist destination during the summer .
Giuseppe Falcomatà ( born 18 September 1983 in Reggio Calabria ) is a lawyer and an Italian politician . He has served as the mayor of Reggio Calabria since October 29 , 2014 .
The Metropolitan City of Cagliari ( Italian : Città metropolitana di Cagliari ) is a metropolitan city in Sardinia , Italy . Its capital is the city of Cagliari and includes 17 comuni . It was established by law in 2016 and replaced the Province of Cagliari . The current president is the mayor of Cagliari , Paolo Truzzu . The resident population is approximately 432,000 . This figure can rise due to commuting into the functional urban area to approximately 477,000
Massimo Zedda ( born 6 January 1976 ) is an Italian politician , Mayor of Cagliari from 2011 to 2019 .