Naples metropolitan area Area metropolitana di Napoli | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Core city | Naples |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 1,130 km2 (690 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 4,250,000 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| GDP | 2005 |
| Nominal | $43 billion [2] (only urban area) |
The Naples metropolitan area (Italian : Area metropolitana di Napoli), or Greater Naples, is a metropolitan area in Campania, Italy, centered on the city of Naples.
Naples urban area and metropolitan area is the second most populous in Italy, after Milan. According to European Spatial Planning Observation Network, in 2007 the Naples polycentric metropolitan area had a population of 3,714,000. [3] More recent evaluations have put the population of the urban agglomeration encompassing Naples at between 3,700,000 and 5,000,000. [4] [1]
The SVIMEZ claims that the area has a population of 4,434,136 on area of 2300 km2. The CENSIS put the population at 4,996,000. According to the ONU in 2010 the metropolitan area has a population of 5,000,000 [5]
This makes the area the 5th-most populous urban area in the European Union.
The Naples metropolitan area includes the whole metropolitan city of Naples, 35 municipalities in province of Caserta, 10 municipalities in province of Avellino and 34 municipalities in province of Salerno, in all 171 municipalities, Naples metropolitan area - SVIMEZ [ unreliable source? ] the most important of these by population are Salerno, Giugliano in Campania, Torre del Greco, Pozzuoli, Casoria e Caserta, as shows the next table. In reality the metro area is much bigger, but political agreements were made that left it as is currently, and the real estimated population is about 6.8 million.
Naples metropolitan area - SVIMEZ
Campania is an administrative region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula, but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the island of Capri. The capital of the Campania region is Naples. As of 2018, the region had a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it Italy's third most populous region, and, with an area of 13,590 km2 (5,247 sq mi), its most densely populated region. Based on its GDP, Campania is also the most economically productive region in southern Italy and the 7th most productive in the whole country. Naples' urban area, which is in Campania, is the seventh most populous in the European Union. The region is home to 10 of the 58 UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast and the Historic Centre of Naples. In addition, Campania's Mount Vesuvius is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Naples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 967,069 within the city's administrative limits as of 2017. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles.
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area, in which transportation has developed to link areas to create a single urban labour market or travel to work area.
Frattamaggiore is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. It is located 15 kilometers north of Naples and 15 kilometers southwest of Caserta. It was awarded the title of "City of art" in 2008 and named Benedictine city in 1997.
The Province of Caserta is a province in the Campania region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta, situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) by road north of Naples. The province has an area of 2,651.35 square kilometres (1,023.69 sq mi), and a total population of 924,414 as of 2016. The Palace of Caserta is located near to the city, a former royal residence which was constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It was the largest palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the 18th century. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range. The city is best known for the Royal Palace of Caserta.
The Naples Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system comprises three underground rapid transit lines.
Casalnuovo di Napoli is an Italian comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 kilometres northeast of Naples.
Grumo Nevano is an Italian comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italy, Campania region, with 17 939 inhabitants.
Line 2 is a rapid transit service operated by Trenitalia in the city of Naples, Italy. It connects 12 stations.
Casalnuovo is the name of several places in Italy:
The Naples–Salerno high-speed railway line is a link in the Italian high-speed rail network opened in June 2008. The 29-kilometre-long (18 mi) line is one of the new high-speed lines being built to strengthen rail transport system in Italy and in particular freight and passenger transport in Campania. The line is part of Corridor 1 of the European Union's Trans-European high-speed rail network, which connects Berlin and Palermo.
The Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway is a 16 km-long double track line which connects the line to Rome via Formia with the line to Salerno near Napoli Gianturco station through Naples and its north-western suburbs. This line is used by the metropolitan trains named as line 2.
Benevento railway station is the main station serving the city and comune of Benevento, in the region of Campania, southern Italy. Opened in 1868, it forms part of the Naples–Foggia railway, and is also a terminus of three secondary railways, linking Benevento with Campobasso, Avellino, and Cancello, respectively.
Aversa railway station serves the town and comune of Aversa, in the region of Campania, southern Italy. Opened in 1867, it forms the junction between the Rome–Formia–Naples railway and the Naples–Foggia railway.
The Metropolitan Area of Strait of Messina, is the urban agglomeration around the Strait of Messina, and is one of the most populated and important areas of Southern Italy. It includes part of the Province of Messina, in Sicily, and part of the Province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria.
The Metropolitan City of Naples is an Italian Metropolitan City in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comune (municipalities). It was first created by the reform of local authorities and established by the Law 56/2014, thus replacing the Province of Naples in 2015.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Naples:
Cesina is a toponym of Langobard or late Latin origin that is used in southern Italy, especially in Campania. It derives from the Latin word caesi and the Latin verb caedere, to which the Langobard suffix -na is added.
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