Lombardy
Also known as Lombardia
Lombardy (Lombard and ; ) is an administrative region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po, and includes Milan, its capital, whose metropolitan area is the largest in the country and among the largest in the EU.
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Lombardy is an administrative region in northern Italy with about 10 million people—more than one-sixth of Italy's total population—making it the country's most populous region. It is significant as the home of Milan, whose metropolitan area is the largest in Italy and ranks among the largest in the European Union.
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- Milan
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- Etymology
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- Alpine passes
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- Prehistory and antiquity
- Kingdom of the Lombards
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- Renaissance duchies of Milan and Mantua
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Lombardy (Lombard and ; ) is an administrative region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po, and includes Milan, its capital, whose metropolitan area is the largest in the country and among the largest in the EU.
Its territory is divided into 1,502 comuni (the region with the largest number of comuni in the entire national territory), distributed among 12 administrative subdivisions (11 provinces plus the Metropolitan City of Milan). The region ranks first in Italy in terms of population, population density, and number of local authorities, while it is fourth in terms of surface area, after Sicily, Piedmont, and Sardinia.
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