Mirano is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
The town's name comes from its ancient Latin name Miranum, derived from mira, meaning "observatory" or "spectacle".
Mirano is situated in the central-western area of mainland Venice.
The administrative comune covers 45.62 km2 (17.61 sq mi) with a population of 27,083 and a population density of 590 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,500 per square mile).
The landscape is generally flat, and includes man-made canals.