Government
The Venice Lagoon is mostly included in the Province of Venice, but the south-western area is part of the Province of Padua.
The largest islands or archipelagos by area, excluding coastal reclaimed land and the coastal barrier beaches:
- Venice 5.17 km²
- Sant'Erasmo 3.26 km²
- Murano 1.17 km²
- Chioggia 0.67 km²
- Giudecca 0.59 km²
- Mazzorbo 0.52 km²
- Torcello 0.44 km²
- Sant'Elena 0.34 km²
- La Certosa 0.24 km²
- Burano 0.21 km²
- Tronchetto 0.18 km²
- Sacca Fisola 0.18 km²
- San Michele 0.16 km²
- Sacca Sessola 0.16 km²
- Santa Cristina 0.13 km²
Other inhabited islands include:
- Cavallino
- Lazzaretto Nuovo
- Lazzaretto Vecchio
- Lido
- Pellestrina
- Poveglia
- San Clemente
- San Francesco del Deserto
- San Giorgio in Alga
- San Giorgio Maggiore
- San Lazzaro degli Armeni
- Santa Maria della Grazia
- San Pietro di Castello
- San Servolo
- Santo Spirito
- Sottomarina
- Vignole
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