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Mestre
Mestre-Carpenedo borough of Venice in Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Venezia Mestre" redirects here. For the train station, see Venezia Mestre railway station. For the football club, see F.B.C. Unione Venezia. For the basketball club, see Reyer Venezia Mestre. For other uses, see Mestre (disambiguation).
Mestre (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɛstre]) is a borough of the comune of Venice on the mainland opposite the historical island city in the region of Veneto, Italy.
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Mestre-Carpenedo borough of Venice | |
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Coordinates: 45°29′26″N 12°14′17″E | |
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• Total | 14.254 km2 (5.504 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (27-6-2019) | |
• Total | 88,552 |
• Density | 6,212.43/km2 (16,090.1/sq mi) |
Area code | 041 |
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Administratively, Mestre forms (together with the nearby Carpenedo) the Municipalità di Mestre-Carpenedo, one of the six boroughs or districts of the comune. Sometimes it is considered as a frazione. With 88,552 (2019) inhabitants, Mestre is the most populated urban centre of the comune. The population of the borough of Mestre-Carpenedo is 89,373 (2010).