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- This article is about the Italian city. For the botanist, see Giulio Pontedera.
| Comune di Pontedera |
Municipal coat of arms |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
Tuscany |
| Province |
Pisa (PI) |
| Mayor |
Paolo Marconcini (since June 2004 |
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| 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 |
43°40′N, 10°39′E |
| 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
