Cinisello Balsamo is a comune (municipality) of about 75,200 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Milan city center.

The Metropolitan City of Milan is a metropolitan city in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is the second most populous metropolitan city in the nation after the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. Its capital is the city of Milan. It replaced the province of Milan and includes the city of Milan and other 132 comuni. It was first created by the reform of local authorities and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.