It is about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of the city centre of Milan.

The industrial district of Castelletto is home to Italtel and STMicroelectronics.

Settimo Milanese borders Rho, Milan, Cornaredo, and Cusago.

The epithet "Milanese" was added after the unification of Italy to distinguish it from other towns with the same name.

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