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  City Poggio a Caiano
  Region Tuscany
  Province Prato (PO)
  Altitude 45
  Area Cityproper 5
  Population As Of January 2 , 2006
  Populationdensity 8,613
  Populationdensitymetric 1,723
  Timezone CET , UTC +1
  Coordinates
  Frazioni Bonistallo
  Telephone 055
  Postalcode 59016
  Gentilic Poggesi
  Saint Santa Maria
  Day First Sunday of August
  Mayor Silvano Gelli (since May 25 , 2003 )
  Website comunepoggio-a-caianopoit


Poggio a Caiano is a municipality in the Tuscan Province Of Prato . The town has a population of 8,600 people (2001), an area of 5 km&2, and lies 9 km south of the provincial capital of Prato .

Lorenzo Medici commissioned Giuliano Da Sangallo to built the impressive Villa Medici here in 1485 . It is now open to the public.