Metropolitan City of Genoa

Metropolitan City of Genoa
Città metropolitana di Genova (Italian)
Metropolitan city
Aerial view over the harbour of Genoa
Aerial view over the harbour of Genoa
Flag of Metropolitan City of Genoa
Flag
Coat of arms of Metropolitan City of Genoa
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Genoa
Location of the Metropolitan City of Genoa
Coordinates: 44°24′40″N 8°55′57″E / 44.4111°N 8.9325°E / 44.4111; 8.9325
Country Italy
RegionLiguria
Established1 January 2015
Capital(s)Genoa
Comuni67
Government
 • Metropolitan MayorMarco Bucci (Independent)
Area
 • Total
1,839.20 km2 (710.12 sq mi)
Population
 (31 January 2022)
 • Total
815,739
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Metro€28.753 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€33,506 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeIT-GE
ISTAT210[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951928,890—    
19611,031,091+11.0%
19711,087,973+5.5%
19811,045,109−3.9%
1991950,849−9.0%
2001878,082−7.7%
2011855,834−2.5%
2021817,402−4.5%
Source: ISTAT

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.

Municipalities

Main article: List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Genoa

Localities

Further information: Category:Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Genoa

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
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