Metropolitan City of Genoa

Metropolitan City of Genoa
Metropolitan City
Aerial view over the harbour of Genoa
Location of the Metropolitan City of Genoa
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Established	1 January 2015
Capital(s)	Genoa
Comuni	67
Government
• Mayor	Marco Doria (Independent)
Area
• Total	1,839.20 km² (710.12 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2014)
• Total	862,175
• Density	470/km² (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISTAT	210
Website	Official website

The Metropolitan City of Genoa (Italian: Città Metropolitana di Genova) is one of the ten Metropolitan cities of Italy, located in the region of Liguria. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It replaced the Province of Genoa.

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.

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

Metropolitan cities and areas of Italy

Metropolitan cities	Bari Bologna Cagliari Catania Florence Genoa Messina Milan Naples Palermo Reggio Calabria Rome Turin Venice

Metropolitan areas	Bari Bologna Cagliari Catania Florence Genoa Messina-Reggio Calabria Milan Naples Padua Palermo Rome Turin Venice

Liguria

Provinces and places	Genoa Imperia La Spezia Savona Cinque Terre Riviera di Levante Riviera di Ponente

History	Ligures Republic of Genoa Genoese colonies Doge of Genoa Ligurian Republic Duchy of Genoa Duke of Genoa Kingdom of Sardinia Monarchs of Sardinia

Politics and government	Elections in Liguria List of Presidents of Liguria

Education and culture	Cuisine Wine

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