{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Metropolitan City of Florence | native_name = {{native name|it|Città metropolitana di Firenze}} | settlement_type = [[Metropolitan Cities of Italy|Metropolitan city]] | image_skyline = Palazzo_Medici_Riccardi_by_night_01.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = [[Palazzo Medici Riccardi]], the Metropolitan City seat | image_flag = Flag_of_the_Province_of_Florence.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Provincia di Firenze-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = Firenze in Italy.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of the Metropolitan City of Florence in Italy | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Italy|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Tuscany}} | established_title = Created | established_date = 1 January 2015 | seat_type = Capital(s) | seat = [[Florence]] | parts_type = [[Comune|Municipalities]] | parts_style = para | p1 = 41 | government_footnotes = | leader_party = [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] | leader_title = [[Metropolitan mayor]] | leader_name = [[Sara Funaro]] | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="area">{{cite web|url=https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224|title=Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011|language=it|publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 3513.69 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web|title=Resident population|url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=POS&l=en|publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}</ref> | population_total = 988494 | population_as_of = 2026 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Metro | demographics2_info1 = €36.097 billion (2015) | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = €35,642 (2015) | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 50100 | area_code_type = Telephone prefix | area_code = 055, 0571 | iso_code = | registration_plate = [[Italian car number plates|FI]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]] | blank_info_sec1 = 248<ref>{{cite web|title=Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017|url=https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/145343|website=www.istat.it|language=it|date=23 December 2016}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.cittametropolitana.fi.it/|cittametropolitana.fi.it}} | footnotes = }}
The '''Metropolitan City of Florence''' ({{langx|it|città metropolitana di Firenze}}) is a [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|metropolitan city]] in the region of [[Tuscany]] in [[Italy]]. Its capital is the city of [[Florence]]. It was first created by the [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|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 {{Convert|3513.69|km2|sqmi}} across its 41 municipalities.<ref name="population" /><ref name="area" />
== Geography == The Metropolitan City of Florence is bordered by the [[Metropolitan City of Bologna]] in the north, the [[province of Ravenna]] and [[province of Forlì-Cesena|Forlì-Cesena]] in the north-east, the [[province of Prato]], [[province of Pistoia|Pistoia]] and [[province of Lucca|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.{{sfn|Domenico|2002|p=314}}
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 [[Apennine Mountains|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.<ref name="knowledge1838">{{cite book|author=Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge|title=The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e5-6b_3tkzYC&pg=PA319|year=1838|page=319}}</ref> Renaissance [[polymath]] [[Leonardo da Vinci]] was born in the village of [[Anchiano]], which is a part of the Metropolitan City of Florence.{{sfn|Domenico|2002|p=318}} The capital Florence is a well known cultural and a large tourist centre.{{sfn|Domenico|2002|p=315}}
== Demographics == 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%.<ref name="population" /> {{Historical populations|1861|454645|1871|531427|1881|537259|1901|632657|1911|675681|1921|703351|1931|736650|1936|753901|1951|804541|1961|867000|1971|964761|1981|995639|1991|967437|2001|933860|2011|973145|2021|987260|cols=2|align=none|source=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991|trans-title=Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991|url=https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251112200324/https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf |archive-date=2025-11-12|lang=it|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref><ref name="timeseries">{{cite web |title=Resident population - Time series|url=https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censpop/dashboards|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref>}}
=== Immigration === 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]].<ref name="foreignborn">{{cite web |title=Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=RCS&a=&l=en |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}</ref>
==Government== ===List of Metropolitan Mayors of Florence=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Metropolitan Mayor ! Term start ! Term end ! Party |- ! style="background:#FF0000;" | {{white|1}} |[[Dario Nardella]] |1 January 2015 |26 June 2024 |[[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] |- ! style="background:#FF0000;" | {{white|2}} |[[Sara Funaro]] |26 June 2024 |''In office'' |[[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] |- |}
=== Municipalities === {{Main|List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence}} The metropolitan city has 41 municipalities: {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *[[Bagno a Ripoli]] *[[Barberino di Mugello]] *[[Barberino Tavarnelle]] *[[Borgo San Lorenzo]] *[[Calenzano]] *[[Campi Bisenzio]] *[[Capraia e Limite]] *[[Castelfiorentino]] *[[Cerreto Guidi]] *[[Certaldo]] *[[Dicomano]] *[[Empoli]] *[[Fiesole]] *[[Figline e Incisa Valdarno]] *[[Firenzuola]] *[[Florence]] *[[Fucecchio]] *[[Gambassi Terme]] *[[Greve in Chianti]] *[[Impruneta]] *[[Lastra a Signa]] *[[Londa, Tuscany|Londa]] *[[Marradi]] *[[Montaione]] *[[Montelupo Fiorentino]] *[[Montespertoli]] *[[Palazzuolo sul Senio]] *[[Pelago]] *[[Pontassieve]] *[[Reggello]] *[[Rignano sull'Arno]] *[[Rufina]] *[[San Casciano in Val di Pesa]] *[[San Godenzo]] *[[Scandicci]] *[[Scarperia]] *[[Sesto Fiorentino]] *[[Signa]] *[[Vaglia]] *[[Vicchio]] *[[Vinci, Tuscany|Vinci]]{{div col end}}
== Main sights == The Metropolitan City receives large number of tourists every year.
The capital city Florence has been recognised as [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Some major tourist attractions of the city are Piazza del Duomo, Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, [[Giotto's Bell Tower]], the [[Loggia del Bigallo]] and Museo dell'Opera di [[Santa Maria del Fiore]], [[Ponte Vecchio]] along with many others.
Sights in [[Barberino di Mugello]] include Cattani Castle and Palazzo Pretorio. The [[Certosa del Galluzzo]] houses artworks by [[Pontormo]]. [[Giovanni Boccaccio]]'s hometown [[Certaldo]] is home to the Palazzo Pretorio and Boccaccio's House, while [[Vinci, Italy|Vinci]], birthplace of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], houses a museum dedicated to the Italian polymath. Sesto Fiorentino is known for the Etruscan tomb "La Montagnola".<ref name="ITALIA">{{cite web|title=Florence, Tuscany|url=http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/tuscany/florence.html|website=ITALIA|access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref>
==Economy== Wholesale and retail is the largest sector in the Metropolitan City: {{as of|2008}}, almost 29% of the firms in the former province of Florence were involved in it. Manufacturing, construction, real estate and agriculture are the next important ones with a percentage share of about 19.5%, 14%, 13.6% and 8% respectively.{{sfn|Cooke|Schwartz|2008|p=185}}
Tourism is also an important industry. [[Empoli]] is known for its ancient glass-making industry.{{sfn|Domenico|2002|p=324}}
== See also == * [[Province of Florence]]
== References == {{Reflist}} * {{cite book|first=Roy Palmer |last=Domenico|title=The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZ-PMNC5XOkC&pg=PA314|year=2002|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30733-1}} * {{cite book|first1=Philip |last1=Cooke|first2=Dafna |last2=Schwartz|title=Creative Regions: Technology, Culture and Knowledge Entrepreneurship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mpJ8AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-07865-3}}
== External links == * {{Commons category-inline|Metropolitan city of Florence}}
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