▁and ▁the ▁most ▁populated ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁main land , ▁in ▁common ▁parl ance ▁its ▁to pon ym ▁is ▁very ▁often ▁used , ▁incorrectly , ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁whole ▁Ven et ian ▁main land . ▁ ▁M estre ▁became ▁a ▁comune ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁util ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁when ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁comune ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁Population ▁M estre ▁has ▁around ▁ 8 8 , 5 5 2 ▁inhabitants ▁while ▁the ▁Municipal ità ▁di ▁M estre - Car pen edo ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ven ice ) ▁has ▁ 8 9 , 3 7 3 ▁inhabitants . ▁The ▁whole ▁Ven et ian ▁main land ▁( the ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁M estre - Car pen edo , ▁Marg h era , ▁Ch ir ign ago - Z el ar ino ▁and ▁F av aro ▁Ven eto ) ▁has ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁there ▁are ▁just ▁around ▁ 5 3 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ ▁Ven ice ▁( San ▁Marco , ▁Cast ello , ▁C ann are gio , ▁San ▁Pol o , ▁D ors od uro , ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ) ▁and ▁just ▁around ▁ 2 7 , 7 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁major ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁l ago on ▁( M ur ano , ▁Bur ano , ▁M azz or bo ▁and ▁Tor cel lo , ▁in