| Official Name: | Zona 6 di Milano |
| Other Name: | Municipality 6 |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality of Milan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lombardy |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Milan |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Santo Minniti (PD) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 150,159 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| 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]
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).
The borough includes the following districts:
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.
The area has its own local authority called Italian: 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 | Members | Composition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2026 | ||||
| Centre-left (PD-EV) | 18 | |||
| Centre-right (FI-L-FdI-UDC) | 10 | |||
| M5S | 1 | |||
| Italexit | 1 | |||
Here is a full lists of the directly elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011:
| President | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele Rabaiotti | 16 May 2011 | 27 June 2016 | PD | |
| Santo Minniti | 27 June 2016 | Incumbent | PD | |
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.
Stations of Milan Metro in the Zone 6:
Suburban railway stations in the Zone 6: