Metropolitan City of Bologna

Metropolitan City of Bologna
Metropolitan City
Palazzo Malvezzi, the Metropolitan City seat
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Bologna in Italy
Coordinates: 44°29′38″N 11°20′34″E / 44.4939°N 11.3428°E / 44.4939; 11.3428
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Capital(s)	Bologna (de facto)
Comuni	55
Government
• Metropolitan Mayor	Matteo Lepore
Area
• Total	3,702 km2 (1,429 sq mi)
Population  (06-30-2023)
• Total	1,012,595[1]
GDP [2]
• Metro	€39.502 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€38,918 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40121/40141 (Bologna), 40010–40069 (other comuni)
Telephone prefix	051, 0534, 0542
ISO 3166 code	IT-BO
Vehicle registration	BO
ISTAT	237[3]
Website	Official website

The Metropolitan City of Bologna (Italian: città metropolitana di Bologna) is a metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is de facto the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it.^[4] It was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014, replacing the province of Bologna. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.

The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano).