The Paduan metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration of the city of Padua

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

 in Veneto

Veneto

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, Italy

Italy

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It has been costituted as Metropolitan conference of Padua (act number 37 of 25th March 2003). Anyway it is not by now recognised by the Italian Republic

Italy

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 among the città metropolitane (metropolitan cities) that will be instuted to replace province.

It can be considered as one of the main parts of the Venetian metropolitan area around Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

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Metropolitan area

The Paduan metropolitan area in composed by the city of Padua and 15 towns from the Province of Padua

Province of Padua

The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...

, and 1 town from the Province of Venice

Province of Venice

The Province of Venice is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice.It has an area of 2,467 km², and a total population of 829,418 . There are 44 comuni in the province . As of 2005, the main comuni by population are:-External links:* * : photos of...

, for a total of 394.011 inhabitants at 2001 census, on a surface of 375,94km², as shown in the following table (all data are referred to 2001 census

Census

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Province	Town	Surface (km²)	Population	Veneto Veneto Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
Province of Padua Province of Padua The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...	Padua Padua Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...	92,85	204.870
	Abano Terme Abano Terme Abano Terme is a town and comune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei; it is 10 kilometers southwest by rail from Padua. Abano Terme's population is 19,062 .The town's hot springs and mud baths are the main economic resource...	21,57	18.206
	Albignasego Albignasego Albignasego is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km west of Venice and about 7 km south of Padua...	20,99	19.147
	Cadoneghe Cadoneghe Cadoneghe is a town and comune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The town is approximately 50  from Venice, the capital of the region. The city is situated on the Brenta River....	12,85	14.755
	Casalserugo Casalserugo Casalserugo is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km southwest of Venice and about 12 km southeast of Padua...	15,52	5.519
	Legnaro Legnaro Legnaro is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km southeast of Padua...	14,89	6.895
	Limena Limena Limena is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km west of Venice and about 6 km north of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,148 and an area of 15.0 km²....	15,04	6.858
	Maserà di Padova Maserà di Padova Maserà di Padova is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 40 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km south of Padua...	17,54	7.695
	Mestrino Mestrino Mestrino is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km west of Venice and about 9 km northwest of Padua...	19,30	8.442
	Noventa Padovana Noventa Padovana Noventa Padovana is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 7 km east of Padua....	7,17	8.083
	Ponte San Nicolò Ponte San Nicolò Ponte San Nicolò is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 8 km southeast of Padua...	13,50	12.059
	Rubano Rubano Rubano is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km west of Venice and about 7 km northwest of Padua...	14,56	13.671
	Saonara Saonara Saonara is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 25 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,399 and an area of 13.5 km².Saonara borders the following municipalities: Legnaro,...	13,52	8.946
	Selvazzano Dentro Selvazzano Dentro Selvazzano Dentro is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km west of Venice and about 8 km southwest of Padua.-External links:*...	19,58	19.753
	Vigodarzere Vigodarzere Vigodarzere is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km west of Venice and about 4 km northeast of Padua....	19,91	11.702
	Vigonza Vigonza Vigonza is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 25 km west of Venice and about 10 km northeast of Padua...	33,32	19.458
	Villafranca Padovana Villafranca Padovana Villafranca Padovana is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km west of Venice and about 11 km northwest of Padua...	23,83	7.952
Province of Venice Province of Venice The Province of Venice is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice.It has an area of 2,467 km², and a total population of 829,418 . There are 44 comuni in the province . As of 2005, the main comuni by population are:-External links:* * : photos of...	Vigonovo Vigonovo Vigonovo is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SR11.-Sources:*...	12,79	8.766
TOTAL (at 2001)		375,94	394.011