Merlino

{{for|the surname|Merlino (surname)}} {{update|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox Italian comune | name = Merlino | official_name = Comune di Merlino | native_name = {{native name|lmo|Merlin}} | image_skyline = Merlino (LO) - chiesa di Santo Stefano.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = Map - IT - Lodi - Merlino.png | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|45|28|N|9|31|E|type:city(1,360)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Lombardy]] | province = [[Province of Lodi]] (LO) | frazioni = | mayor_party = | mayor = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 10.9 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1360 | population_as_of = Dec. 2004 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = 20067 | area_code = 02 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Merlino''' ({{langx|lmo|Merlin}} {{IPA|lmo|merˈlĩː|}}) is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Lodi]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Lombardy]], located about {{convert|25|km|mi|0}} east of [[Milan]] and about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} north of [[Lodi, Lombardy|Lodi]]. As of the 31.12.2021 census it had a population of 1,281 and a population density of 4,417km² and an area of {{convert|10.9|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

Merlino borders the following municipalities: [[Rivolta d'Adda]], [[Settala]], [[Comazzo]], [[Paullo]], [[Zelo Buon Persico]], [[Spino d'Adda]].

As of the 2026 elections the mayor of Merlino is [[Attorney Giuliano Sottoriva]] the elections recorded as turnout of 46.8% compared to the previous elections 59.97%

== Demographic evolution == {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |graph-pos=bottom |1861|941 |1871|1026 |1881|1019 |1901|964 |1911|977 |1921|1070 |1931|983 |1936|1048 |1951|1129 |1961|933 |1971|700 |1981|759 |1991|912 |2001|1264 | source=Data from ISTAT }}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy]]