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Metropolitan City of Florence

The Metropolitan City of Florence (Italian: città metropolitana di Firenze) is a metropolitan city in the region of Tuscany in Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014, replacing the province of Florence, and has been operative since 1 January 2015.

It has a population of 988,494 in an area of 3,513.69 square kilometres (1,356.64 sq mi) across its 41 municipalities.

The Metropolitan City of Florence is bordered by the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the north, the province of Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the province of Prato, Pistoia and Lucca in the north-west, the province of Pisa in the west, the province of Siena in the south and the province of Arezzo in the east and southeast.

Much of its territory lies in the plain of the Arno river and has thus become an exurban sprawl around the city of Florence. The northeastern part of the metropolitan city, in the Apennines, remains less developed. Romagna Granducale is the name given to the region lying on the northern slopes of Apennines. Corn, wine and silk are the chief products in the valley regions. Silk manufacturing was an important industry in the medieval times. Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born in the village of Anchiano, which is a part of the Metropolitan City of Florence. The capital Florence is a well known cultural and a large tourist centre.

As of 2026, the population is 988,494, of which 48.4% are male, and 51.6% are female. Minors make up 13.8% of the population, and seniors make up 26.6%.

As of 2025, immigrants make up 16.1% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Albania, China, Romania, Peru, and Morocco.

The metropolitan city has 41 municipalities:

The Metropolitan City receives large number of tourists every year.

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