Milan

Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
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Milan is a place located in Italy [1] where the official language is Italian . The city had a population of 1.4M in 2023 [2].

It covers an area of 181.7 [3] and sits at an elevation of 138 [4].

Key Facts

  • Milan is located in Metropolitan City of Milan[3].
  • Milan is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Milan's head of government is recorded as Giuseppe Sala[5].
  • Milan is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as chef-lieu[8].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as chef-lieu[9].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as Italian city-state[10].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as metropolis[12].
  • Milan's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy[13].
  • Milan's official language is recorded as Italian[14].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Assago[15].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Arese[16].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Baranzate[17].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Bresso[18].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Buccinasco[19].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Cesano Boscone[20].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Cologno Monzese[21].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Corsico[22].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Cormano[23].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Cusago[24].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Novate Milanese[25].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Opera[26].
  • Milan's shares border with is recorded as Pero[27].

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Geography

Milan is in the country of Italy[4]. Milan is located in Metropolitan City of Milan[3]. Milan is on the continent of Europe[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], chef-lieu[8], Italian city-state[10], big city[11], metropolis[12], and comune of Italy[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Milan include AC Milan[28], an association football club[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1899[31]; Milan–Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi" Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1909[35]; Duchy of Milan[36], a historical country[37], in Duchy of Milan[38], founded in 1395[39]; milanesa[40], a dish[41]; Linate Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Italy[44]; Bergamo-Il Caravaggio[45], an international airport[46], in Italy[47], founded in 1937[48]; Mercury Milan[49], an automobile model[50]; and Milan[51], a town in the United States[52], in United States[53].

Why It Matters

Milan ranks in the top 0.22% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,177 views/month, #12 of 5,534).[2] Milan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Milan is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Milan include AC Milan[28], an association football club[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1899[31]; Milan–Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi" Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1909[35]; Duchy of Milan[36], a historical country[37], in Duchy of Milan[38], founded in 1395[39]; milanesa[40], a dish[41]; Linate Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Italy[44]; and Bergamo-Il Caravaggio[45], an international airport[46], in Italy[47], founded in 1937[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Treisijs · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Italy, WikiProject Lombardy +1
    Sitelink count → 226
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'ay', 'az', '
    Flag image → Flag of Milan.svg, Milano-Gonfalone (recto).svg, Milano-Gonfalone (retro).svg
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Maintained by wikiproject: WikiProject Lombardy"
  2. 9w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabular population → Data:Historical population Milano.tab
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tabular population: Data:Historical population Milano.tab, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263412|batch #263412]]"
  3. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Milan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Locations/Milan"
  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Sandinista National Liberation Front
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27389, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  5. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2v0GZl
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78498
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  7. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → milan-italy, milan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: milan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943032|milan (#289943032)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  8. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → milan-italy, milan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: milan-italy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943033|milan italy (#289943033)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  9. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0369661-Milan-Italie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0369661-Milan-Italie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  10. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35860|batch #35860]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  11. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Vlastenský slovník historický, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +12
    Coat of arms → Symbols of Milan
    Native label → {'lang': 'lmo', 'text': 'Milan'}
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Municipio 1, Municipio 2, Municipio 3 +6
    + 398 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 120938, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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