The Milan metropolitan area, known as Grande Milano (Greater Milan), is the urban agglomeration around the city of Milan, Italy.

The spatial spread of the Milan metropolitan area has greatly accelerated over recent decades. Since the 1960s, the growth of the numerous settlements around the core of the city has defined the extent and patterns of the metropolitan area, and commuting flows suggest that socioeconomic linkages have expanded even beyond the boundaries of the Province of Milan. A single, large and increasingly widespread conurbation with the city of Milan at its hub defines the metropolitan area; however, its extent can vary greatly depending on the defining source.

The Milan metropolitan area is part of the so-called Blue Banana, the area of Europe with the highest population and industrial density.

The metropolitan area is strictly statistical and does not imply any kind of administrative unity or function.

One definition of the metropolitan area is the local labour market system, an official definition based on commuting patterns used by Istat, consisting of 115 municipalities (comuni) with a total population of 2,975,754 (2001).

Milan (Italian: Milano [miˈlaːno] ( listen); Lombard: [miˈlan]; Latin: Mediolanum) is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy as well as of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area is the 5th largest in EU and the largest in Italy with an estimated population of approximately 5 million. The growth of many suburbs and satellite settlements around the city proper, following the Italian economic miracle of 1950s–60s and massive commuting flows, suggest that socioeconomic linkages have expanded well beyond the boundaries of its administrative limits and its agglomeration, creating a region of approximately 9,3 million people. It has been suggested that the Milan metropolitan area is part of the so-called Blue Banana, the area of Europe with the highest population and industrial density. Its health care and education system is considered one of the best of Europe.

Ciro Capuano (born 10 August 1981 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian footballer presently playing for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.

Capuano started his professional career with Empoli F.C. when he was promoted from their youth squad in 1999. In his first and only first team season with the club, however, he would not make a single appearance. In 2000 Capuano moved north to play his football with Pisa Calcio.

In his first full season with the western Italian club, who, at the time were playing in the Italian Serie C1, Capuano instantly broke into the club's first team and managed and impressive 28 appearances, also scoring 2 goals. His second season with the club was again a successful one, as the left full back, managed an additional 30 league appearances and scored a career high 4 goals, during the 2002–03 Serie C1 season. He was linked with a host of Serie B clubs, following the season, but decided to remain for the 2003–04 season. His 2003–04 season was, hampered by injury, however, and the player made just 19 league appearances. From 2000–2004 Capuano managed 7 goals in an impressive 99 league appearances, before he was purchased by Serie A side Bologna F.C. 1909, following his impressive spell in Pisa.