Pontedera
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- This article is about the Italian city. For the botanist, see Giulio Pontedera.
| Comune di Pontedera | |
|---|---|
| Country | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Pisa (PI) |
| Mayor | Paolo Marconcini (since June 2004 |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Area | 46 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 26,842 |
| - Density | 584/km² (1,513/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Pontederesi |
| Dialing code | 0587 |
| Postal code | 56025 |
| Frazioni | Pietroconti, La Rotta, I Fabbri, Treggiaia, Montecastello, Santa Lucia, La Borra, Il Botteghino, Il Romito, Gello, Pardossi |
| Patron | San Faustino |
| - Day | October 10 |
| Website: www.comune.pontedera.pi.it | |
Pontedera is a small Italian industrial town in Tuscany, in the administrative province of Pisa. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape. Piaggio was a subsidiary of FIAT. Today the owner of Piaggio is Roberto Colaninno
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