Milan

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Milan

Total population

1,350,000

Air quality index

129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Coordinates45.46°, 9.19°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Milan is the capital and largest city of the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, and the seat of the Metropolitan City of Milan. It is the second-largest city in Italy after the country’s capital, Rome, with a population of 1,362,863 in 2026. The city's wider metropolitan area is the largest in Italy, and the fourth-largest in the European Union, with an estimated population of 6.55 million. Milan is considered Italy's economic capital, and its metropolitan area accounts for about 20% of the country's GDP.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alexander II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073

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Caecilius Statius

Roman comic poet (c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC)

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Ambrosius Regondi

Italian sculptor (1614-1681)

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Jean-Baptiste Rotondo

Carlo Galetti

Italian racing cyclist (1882–1949)

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Elisa Muri

Italian volleyball player

M

Mallius Theodorus

4th century Roman consul, scholar and author

Francesco Merli

Italian opera singer (1887–1976)

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Franco Cribiori

Italian racing cyclist and cycling manager

G

Giorgio Regondi

Italian sculptor (1616-1681)

Virginio Rognoni

Italian politician (1924–2022)

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Umberto Asnago

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Achille Sfondrini

Italian architect (1834-1900)

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Alessandro Casillo

Italian singer (born 1996)

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Enrico Astolfo Scuri

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Giacomo Tazzini

Italian architect and engineer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lombardy

• Terrazzano
  8 mi away · pop. 3,000
• Pantigliate
  8.1 mi away · pop. 5,154
• Zibido San Giacomo
  8.1 mi away · pop. 3,705
• Badile
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,191
• Gaggiano
  8.5 mi away · pop. 8,111
• Passirana
  9.1 mi away · pop. 2,685
• Colturano
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,032
• Tribiano
  9.8 mi away · pop. 2,234
• Siziano
  10.2 mi away · pop. 6,894
• Lanzano
  10.2 mi away
• Sant'Agata Martesana
  10.4 mi away · pop. 1,607
• Cassino d’Alberi
  10.9 mi away

Browse all places in Lombardy →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Milan

The viper of Milan

Marjorie Bowen · 1906

The Viper of Milan

Marjorie Bowen · 2000

Building Stones of Milan and Lombardy

Roberto Bugini · 2023

Milan and Lombardy

Hutton, Edward · 1925

Building Stones of Milan and Lombardy : Volume 2

Roberto Bugini · 2023

Building Stones of Milan and Lombardy : Volume 1

Roberto Bugini · 2023

Viper of Milan

Marjorie Bowen · 2018

Time Out Milan

Sylvia Tombesi Walton · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Lesser Purple Emperor

Apatura ilia

Seen 2026-10-04

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-10-03

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-10-03

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-10-03

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-10-03

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-10-03

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-10-03

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-10-03

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-10-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Milan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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