Naples metropolitan area

The Naples metropolitan area (), or Greater Naples, is a metropolitan area in Campania, Italy, centered on the city of Naples.

Overview 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. More recent evaluations have put the population of the urban agglomeration encompassing Naples at between 3,700,000 and 5,000,000.

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

This makes the area the 7th-most populous urban area in the European Union.

Composition 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 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.

AreaMunicipalityArea (in km2)Population(2)(3)(4) CampaniaMetropolitan City of Naples Naples 117 969,061Pozzuoli 43 83,156Bacoli 13.3 27,273Monte di Procida 3.6 13,273Procida 4.1 10,629Ischia 8 18,482Barano d'Ischia 11 9,765Casamicciola Terme 5 8,214Forio 12 16,615Lacco Ameno 2.7 4,623Serrara Fontana 6 3,170Capri 3 7,260Anacapri 6.39 6,586Sorrento 9 16,554Massa Lubrense 19 13,772Sant'Agnello 4 8,971Vico Equense 29 20,764Meta 2 7,925Piano di Sorrento 7 13,014Agerola 19.62 7,378Quarto 14.2 39,348Marano di Napoli 15.5 58,989Qualiano 7.3 25,518Calvizzano 3.9 12,543Villaricca 6.8 29,565Mugnano di Napoli 5.3 34,225Arzano 4.7 36,823Melito di Napoli 3.7 36,976Giugliano in Campania 94 113,136Sant'Antimo 5.8 31,150Casandrino 3.2 13,391Grumo Nevano 2.9 18,357Frattamaggiore 5.0 30,772Frattaminore 2.0 15,922Crispano 2.3 12,642Cardito 3.2 21,003Caivano 27.1 36,956Acerra 54.1 53,889Afragola 18.0 63,828Casoria 12.0 80,243Casavatore 1.6 18,827Casalnuovo di Napoli 7.8 50,633Pomigliano d'Arco 11 39,378Castello di Cisterna 4.0 6,927Brusciano 5 15,804Mariglianella 3.2 7,303San Vitaliano 5.3 6,055Marigliano 22 30,341Scisciano 5.5 5,611Saviano 13.8 15,260Nola 39 32,736Cimitile 2.7 6,975Camposano 3.3 5,424Cicciano 7.1 12,355Comiziano 2.4 1,790Casamarciano 6.3 3,361San Paolo Bel Sito 3.0 3,462Liveri 2.6 1,673Visciano 10.9 4,613Tufino 5.2 3,698Roccarainola 28.1 7,270Volla 6.2 23,302Cercola 3.7 19,251San Sebastiano al Vesuvio 2 9,664San Giorgio a Cremano 4.1 47,437Massa di Somma 3.5 5,837Pollena Trocchia 8.1 13,715Sant'Anastasia 18.8 28,951Somma Vesuviana 30.7 34,612Ottaviano 19.8 23,648San Gennaro Vesuviano 7.0 10,818Palma Campania 20.8 14,881Carbonara di Nola 3.5 2,165San Giuseppe Vesuviano 14.1 28,115Striano 7.6 8,106Poggiomarino 13.3 21,040Terzigno 23.5 17,445Portici 4.5 55,306Ercolano 19 55,261Torre del Greco 30 88,249Trecase 6.1 9,264Boscotrecase 7.5 10,555Boscoreale 11.3 27,099Torre Annunziata 7.0 46,592Pompei 12 25,687Santa Maria la Carità 3.9 11,484Sant'Antonio Abate 7.9 19,428Lettere 12.0 6,074Casola di Napoli 2.6 3,780Castellammare di Stabia 17 65,209Gragnano 14.6 29,768Pimonte 12.5 6,027Province of Caserta Villa Literno 61.7 10,949Casal di Principe 23.4 20,746San Cipriano d'Aversa 6.2 12,829Casapesenna 3.0 6,587Villa di Briano 8.5 6,028Casaluce 9.4 10,247Frignano 9.9 8,520San Marcellino 4.6 12,499Trentola-Ducenta 6.6 16,885Aversa 8.7 52,242Teverola 6.7 12,973Carinaro 6.3 6,753Gricignano di Aversa 9.8 9,809Cesa 2.8 7,873Sant'Arpino 3.2 14,057Succivo 7.0 7,468Orta di Atella 10.7 20,610Marcianise 30 40,139Capodrise 3.5 9,131Portico di Caserta 1.8 7,535Macerata Campania 7.6 10,649Curti 1.7 7,131San Tammaro 36.8 4,877Santa Maria Capua Vetere 36 33,707San Prisco 7.7 11,895Casapulla 2.9 8,584Casagiove 6.3 14,335Caserta 53 78,843San Nicola la Strada 4.7 20,732San Marco Evangelista 5.5 6,100Maddaloni 36 38,677Recale 3 7,358Lusciano 4 13,987Parete 5.7 10,732Villa di Briano 8 6,028Province of Avellino Mugnano del Cardinale 12 5,281Avella 30.4 7,826Baiano 12.3 4,754Sperone 3 3,629Rotondi 7 3,589Sirignano 6 2,925Quadrelle 6 1,941Mercogliano 19.76 12,405Avellino 30.41 57,054Atripalda 8.53 11,160Province of Salerno Sarno 39 31,336San Valentino Torio 9 9,941San Marzano sul Sarno 5 9,923Angri 13 31,333Pagani 12.9 35,856Nocera Inferiore 20 45,914Nocera Superiore 14.7 23,967Roccapiemonte 5.2 9,142Castel San Giorgio 13 13,455Siano 8 10,343Mercato San Severino 30 21,292Scafati 19.69 50,398Cava de' Tirreni 36.46 53,405Baronissi 17 16,592Tramonti 24 4,139Corbara 6.66 2,598Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino 6 8,758Vietri sul Mare 9 8,409Cetara 4.91 2,370Maiori 16 5,674Ravello 7 2,500Minori 2 2,875Scala 13 1,538Atrani 0.20 940Amalfi 6 5,426Conca dei Marini 1 739Furore 1.73 827Minori 2 2,875Praiano 2 2,021Positano 8 3,945Salerno 58.96 140,434Pontecagnano Faiano 36 24,862Battipaglia 56.46 50,902Bellizzi 7 12,997TOTAL 2259.97 4,405,832 Naples metropolitan area - SVIMEZ (2) - :it:Area metropolitana di Napoli (3) - ISTAT data (4) - :es:Grande Napoli

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