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Bologna metropolitan area (Italian: ''Area metropolitana di Bologna'') is a term for the
urbanized area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...
around the city of
Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
, Italy. The metropolitan area is composed of the cities of
Anzola dell'Emilia Anzola dell'Emilia ( Western Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna. It is an important area of industries and Habanero's crops near ...
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Calderara di Reno Calderara di Reno ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna. The ''frazione'' of Sacerno is usually considered the place where, in 43 ...
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Casalecchio di Reno Casalecchio di Reno ( Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. History Casalecchio's name is derived from ''Casaliculum'' ("collection of little houses"), and from the presence of ...
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Castel Maggiore Castel Maggiore ( Bolognese: ) is an Italian commune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, central Italy, located north of the centre of Bologna. Though its name recalls a translation like ''Great Castle'', the name is actually deriv ...
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Castenaso Castenaso ( Bolognese: ; la, Castrum Nasicae) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located around away from Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna. Sports Associazione Sportiva Dilettantist ...
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Granarolo dell'Emilia Granarolo dell'Emilia ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna. It has c. 12,000 inhabitants. Granarolo dell'Emilia borders the foll ...
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Pianoro Pianoro ( Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the hills of the Tusco-Emilian Apennines, above sea level. Highway SS 65 connects the town to Bologna and Florence across th ...
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San Lazzaro di Savena San Lazzaro di Savena ( Bolognese: ) is an Italian ''comune'' (municipality) of some 32,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Geography The town is located on the Via Emilia, a major thoroughfare for town traffic, ...
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Sasso Marconi Sasso Marconi (Bolognese dialect, Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Bologna in northern Italy, south-southwest of Bologna. Known as Sasso Bolognese until 1938, it is named after Guglielmo Marconi, the radio pioneer, ...
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Zola Predosa Zola Predosa ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital ...
. It covers 579 km2 (202 sq. mi) and had a 2016 mid-year estimated population of 845,000.


Geography

The
Metropolitan City of Bologna The Metropolitan City of Bologna ( it, Città Metropolitana di Bologna) is a metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. Its capital is ''de facto'' the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it. It was created by ...
, for comparison, has an area of 3,703 km2 and a total population of 1,017,806 (2019). The metropolitan area is strictly statistical and does not imply any kind of administrative unity or function.


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Bolognacity,il portale dell'area metropolitana di Bologna


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