Metropolitan City of Genoa

Metropolitan City of Genoa
Città metropolitana di Genova (Italian)
Metropolitan city
Palazzo Doria Spinola, the seat of the Metropolitan City
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of the Metropolitan City of Genoa in Italy
Coordinates: 44°24′40″N 8°55′57″E / 44.4111°N 8.9325°E / 44.4111; 8.9325
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Established1 January 2015
Capital(s)Genoa
Municipalities67
Government
 • Metropolitan mayorSilvia Salis (Independent Center-left)
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,833.79 km2 (708.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2][3]
 • Total
820,691
 • Density447.538/km2 (1,159.12/sq mi)
GDP
[4]
 • Metro€28.753 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€33,506 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16100
Telephone prefix010, 0185
ISO 3166 codeIT-GE
Vehicle registrationGE
ISTAT210[5]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan City of Genoa (Italian: città metropolitana di Genova) is a metropolitan city in the region of Liguria in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It replaced the province of Genoa in 2015. It has a population of 820,691 in an area of 1,833.79 square kilometres (708.03 mi2) across its 67 municipalities.[6][7][1]

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since January 1, 2015. With the establishment of the Republic of Genoa in the 11th century, the whole territory subjected to it was divided into underlying local podesterias. At the same time, in some areas of the Genoese territory, the creation of lordships, subjected or, in other cases, even semi-independent from Genoa, were administered by the various noble families of the time; among these the Fieschi, the Spinola, the Doria and the Malaspina, among the best known. Administrative and jurisdictional divisions of the territory which on several occasions also led to clashes between cities, sometimes even neighboring ones, in favor or against the domination of "La Superba".

The history of the provincial territory remained almost tied to the historical facts that affected the Genoese republic, until its end in 1797. In 1800, Napoleon became Emperor and King of Italy, and it became part of the French Empire. When Napoleon was defeated in 1814, it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At that time Genoa was the most important port and trading center in Italy.[8]

The Metropolitan City of Genoa was established in 1859 by decree and was established on 1 March 1860. The first chairman was Antonio Caveri, a lawyer. It was subdivided into five districts, Levante, Chiavari, Genoa, Savona, and Albenga, which largely corresponded to previous divisions of the Republic of Genoa, which had broken up after Napoleon's Italian campaign. King Victor Emmanuel II approved the Metropolitan City's coat of arms in 1875 and they were amended in 1933 by the Fascist government by the addition of fasces.[9]

Government

The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Italian: Sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (Italian: Consiglio metropolitano).

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Genoa
No. Portrait Name Term start Term end Party Position
1 Marco Doria
(1957– ) 		January 1, 2015 June 27, 2017 Independent, left-leaning[a] Metropolitan Mayor
2 Marco Bucci
(1959– ) 		June 27, 2017 November 6, 2022 Independent, center-right Metropolitan Mayor
November 6, 2022 December 9, 2024
— Antonio Segalerba
(1970– ) 		December 9, 2024 May 29, 2025 Independent, center-right[b] Deputy Metropolitan Mayor[c]
3 Silvia Salis
(1985– ) 		May 30, 2025 Incumbent Independent, center-left[d] Metropolitan Mayor

Municipalities

Main article: List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Genoa

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 820,691, of which 48.4% are male, and 51.6% are female. Minors make up 12.8% of the population, and seniors make up 29.5%.[10][11]

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 804,873 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (704,201 – 87.5%), Ecuador (17,681 – 2.2%), Albania (12,820 – 1.6%), Morocco (8,501 – 1.1%), Romania (7,572 – 0.9%), Bangladesh (5,390 – 0.7%), Peru (5,319 – 0.7%).[14][15]

Transport

Motorways

The Metropolitan City is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  3. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  4. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  7. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  8. ^ Dino Cinel (1 January 1982). From Italy to San Francisco: The Immigrant Experience. Stanford University Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-8047-1117-3.
  9. ^ P. Cavanna; P. Loss; M. Boccaccio; B. Cervetto; M. Fantoni; G. Isola; R. Olivieri (1980). "Storia della Provincia di Genova". Brevi cenni sulla storia dell'Ente Provincia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  11. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  12. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  14. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  15. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.The file URL linking on technical dataset.

Notes

  1. ^ Supported by SEL and PRC in the center-left primaries.
  2. ^ Supported by "For the Metropolitan City".
  3. ^ (Acting)
  4. ^ Supported by Democratic Party (Italy), Five Star Movement, and Green and Left Alliance.
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