Zone 6 of Milan

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Zona 6 di Milano
Municipality 6
Canal Naviglio Grande - Milan (IT25) - 2022-09-02 - 5.jpg
Zone 6 in Milan.svg
Location of Municipality 6 of Milan
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Metro City of Milan
Comune Milan
Government
  PresidentSanto Minniti (PD)
Area
  Total7.06 sq mi (18.28 km2)
Population
 (2022)
  Total150,159
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Municipality 6

The Zone 6 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 6 of Milan, (in Italian: Zona 6 di Milano, Municipio 6 di Milano) is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy. [1]

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It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s. On 14 April 2016, in order to promote a reform on the municipal administrative decentralization, the City Council of Milan established the new Municipality 6, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce. [2]

On 5 March 1999 the new Zone 6, which corresponds to the south-western part of the city, was made up by the union of the previous Zones 16 (Barona, Ronchetto sul Naviglio), 17 (Lorenteggio, Inganni), and 5 (Porta Ticinese, Porta Genova).

Subdivision

The borough includes the following districts:

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Porta Ticinese.

Darsena

The borough's famous Navigli are still today connected to the Darsena, an artificial water basin located near Porta Ticinese which was used for the mooring and the storage of the boats. Considered one the most important junction for the commercial river traffic, the Darsena has two tributaries: Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese. It measures 750 meters in length and 25 meters in width; it has an area of 17,500 square meters and a depth of one and a half meters.

Commissioned and built in 1603 as a transformation into a real port of the pre-existing Sant'Eustorgio lake by the Spanish governor Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, the Darsena was used as commercial dock till 1979. After years of neglect, in 2015 it was renovated and reopened to the public. This renovation was carried out in view of the Expo 2015.

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Historical evolution of the Darsena, here photographed in the early 1980s when it was a commercial dock (left), dry and abandoned in 2011 (centre) and restored as a pedestrian zone in 2015 (right).

Municipal government

The area has its own local authority called Consiglio di Municipio (Municipal Council), composed by the President and 30 members directly elected by citizens every five years. The Council is responsible for most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce in the area, [3] and manages funds (if any) provided by the city government for specific purposes, such as those intended to guarantee the right to education for poorer families.

The current President is Santo Minniti (PD), elected on 19 June 2016 and re-elected on 3–4 October 2021.

Here is the current composition of the Municipal Council after 2021 municipal election:

Alliance or
political party
MembersComposition
2021–2026
Centre-left
(PD-EV)
18
18 / 30
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Centre-right
(FI-L-FdI-UDC)
10
10 / 30
M5S 1
1 / 30
Italexit 1
1 / 30

Here is a full lists of the directly elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011:

PresidentTerm of officeParty
Gabriele Rabaiotti16 May 201127 June 2016 PD
Santo Minniti27 June 2016Incumbent PD

Education

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IULM University Campus

In this borough are located 22 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 9 high schools. The most important university located in the borough is the IULM University, founded in 1968 by Carlo Bo.

Transport

Stations of Milan Metro in the Zone 6:

Suburban railway stations in the Zone 6:

Maps

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naviglio Grande</span>

The Naviglio Grande is a canal in Lombardy, northern Italy, connecting the Ticino river near Tornavento to the Porta Ticinese dock, also known as the Darsena, in Milan. It drops 34 m (112 ft) over 49.9 km (31.0 mi). It varies in width from 22 to 50 m from Tornavento to Abbiategrasso, dropping to 15 m (49 ft) between there and Milan. Initially it carries 63 cubic metres per second (2,200 cu ft/s), 116 outlets take water to irrigate 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) leaving the canal 12 m (39 ft) wide and carrying 12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s) as it enters the dock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Navigli</span> System of navigable canals in Milan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porta Ticinese</span> Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porta Genova</span> Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ronchetto sul Naviglio</span> Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giambellino-Lorenteggio</span> Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Railway stations in Milan</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oratorio di San Protaso</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zone 1 of Milan</span> Municipality of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medieval Porta Ticinese</span> Place in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archi di Porta Nuova</span> Place in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zone 9 of Milan</span> Administrative region of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Milan</span> Overview of and topical guide to Milan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hydrography of Milan</span>

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References

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