The Legnanese (), or Urban Conglomerate of Legnano, is an

urban area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...

that corresponds to the

Alto Milanese The term Alto Milanese (''Alt Milanes'' in Lombard language, Lombard), also called Altomilanese, is used to refer to the territory of Lombardy that includes the northwestern part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city of Milan, the ...

. It includes

Legnano Legnano (; or ''Lignàn'') is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, province of Milan, about from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the ...

, its namesake, and some of the ''

comunes A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...

'' neighboring Legnano along the

Olona The Olona (''Olona'' in Italian; ''Ulona'', ''Urona'' or ''Uòna'' in Western Lombard) is an Italian river belonging to the Po Basin, long, that runs through the Province of Varese and Metropolitan City of Milan whose course is developed entire ...

river and . The region has a population of 184,000 and an area of {{convert, 100, km2. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

is very high, reaching 1850 inhabits per square kilometer.

Comunes

Parabiago Parabiago (Milanese: ; ) is a town located in the north-western part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The town is crossed by the road to Sempione (S.S.33) and MilanGallarate Railway; nearby flow the Olona river and t ...

Nerviano Nerviano ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the northwestern part of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of downtown Milan. Its territory is crossed by the Olona The Olona (''Olona'' in It ...

San Giorgio su Legnano San Giorgio su Legnano (Legnanese dialect, Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. San Giorgio su Legnano borders the following municip ...

* Canegrate *

San Vittore Olona San Vittore Olona ( Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located on the river Olona and about northwest of Milan. Since 1933, the comune has been host to the Cinque Mulini cross ...

* Villa Cortese * Rescaldina *

Dairago Dairago ( or , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Dairago borders the following municipalities: Busto Arsizio, Legnano, Magnago, Villa Cortese, B ...

Cerro Maggiore Cerro Maggiore ( Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. On 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was hidden in the town, remaining here until 30 A ...

Geography of Lombardy Legnano