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 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) |
Overview
editNaples 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.
Composition
editThe 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.
| Area | Municipality | Area (in km2) |
Population(2)(3)(4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campania | |||
| Metropolitan City of Naples | Naples | 117 | 969,061 |
| Pozzuoli | 43 | 83,156 | |
| Bacoli | 13.3 | 27,273 | |
| Monte di Procida | 3.6 | 13,273 | |
| Procida | 4.1 | 10,629 | |
| Ischia | 8 | 18,482 | |
| Barano d'Ischia | 11 | 9,765 | |
| Casamicciola Terme | 5 | 8,214 | |
| Forio | 12 | 16,615 | |
| Lacco Ameno | 2.7 | 4,623 | |
| Serrara Fontana | 6 | 3,170 | |
| Capri | 3 | 7,260 | |
| Anacapri | 6.39 | 6,586 | |
| Sorrento | 9 | 16,554 | |
| Massa Lubrense | 19 | 13,772 | |
| Sant'Agnello | 4 | 8,971 | |
| Vico Equense | 29 | 20,764 | |
| Meta | 2 | 7,925 | |
| Piano di Sorrento | 7 | 13,014 | |
| Agerola | 19.62 | 7,378 | |
| Quarto | 14.2 | 39,348 | |
| Marano di Napoli | 15.5 | 58,989 | |
| Qualiano | 7.3 | 25,518 | |
| Calvizzano | 3.9 | 12,543 | |
| Villaricca | 6.8 | 29,565 | |
| Mugnano di Napoli | 5.3 | 34,225 | |
| Arzano | 4.7 | 36,823 | |
| Melito di Napoli | 3.7 | 36,976 | |
| Giugliano in Campania | 94 | 113,136 | |
| Sant'Antimo | 5.8 | 31,150 | |
| Casandrino | 3.2 | 13,391 | |
| Grumo Nevano | 2.9 | 18,357 | |
| Frattamaggiore | 5.0 | 30,772 | |
| Frattaminore | 2.0 | 15,922 | |
| Crispano | 2.3 | 12,642 | |
| Cardito | 3.2 | 21,003 | |
| Caivano | 27.1 | 36,956 | |
| Acerra | 54.1 | 53,889 | |
| Afragola | 18.0 | 63,828 | |
| Casoria | 12.0 | 80,243 | |
| Casavatore | 1.6 | 18,827 | |
| Casalnuovo di Napoli | 7.8 | 50,633 | |
| Pomigliano d'Arco | 11 | 39,378 | |
| Castello di Cisterna | 4.0 | 6,927 | |
| Brusciano | 5 | 15,804 | |
| Mariglianella | 3.2 | 7,303 | |
| San Vitaliano | 5.3 | 6,055 | |
| Marigliano | 22 | 30,341 | |
| Scisciano | 5.5 | 5,611 | |
| Saviano | 13.8 | 15,260 | |
| Nola | 39 | 32,736 | |
| Cimitile | 2.7 | 6,975 | |
| Camposano | 3.3 | 5,424 | |
| Cicciano | 7.1 | 12,355 | |
| Comiziano | 2.4 | 1,790 | |
| Casamarciano | 6.3 | 3,361 | |
| San Paolo Bel Sito | 3.0 | 3,462 | |
| Liveri | 2.6 | 1,673 | |
| Visciano | 10.9 | 4,613 | |
| Tufino | 5.2 | 3,698 | |
| Roccarainola | 28.1 | 7,270 | |
| Volla | 6.2 | 23,302 | |
| Cercola | 3.7 | 19,251 | |
| San Sebastiano al Vesuvio | 2 | 9,664 | |
| San Giorgio a Cremano | 4.1 | 47,437 | |
| Massa di Somma | 3.5 | 5,837 | |
| Pollena Trocchia | 8.1 | 13,715 | |
| Sant'Anastasia | 18.8 | 28,951 | |
| Somma Vesuviana | 30.7 | 34,612 | |
| Ottaviano | 19.8 | 23,648 | |
| San Gennaro Vesuviano | 7.0 | 10,818 | |
| Palma Campania | 20.8 | 14,881 | |
| Carbonara di Nola | 3.5 | 2,165 | |
| San Giuseppe Vesuviano | 14.1 | 28,115 | |
| Striano | 7.6 | 8,106 | |
| Poggiomarino | 13.3 | 21,040 | |
| Terzigno | 23.5 | 17,445 | |
| Portici | 4.5 | 55,306 | |
| Ercolano | 19 | 55,261 | |
| Torre del Greco | 30 | 88,249 | |
| Trecase | 6.1 | 9,264 | |
| Boscotrecase | 7.5 | 10,555 | |
| Boscoreale | 11.3 | 27,099 | |
| Torre Annunziata | 7.0 | 46,592 | |
| Pompei | 12 | 25,687 | |
| Santa Maria la Carità | 3.9 | 11,484 | |
| Sant'Antonio Abate | 7.9 | 19,428 | |
| Lettere | 12.0 | 6,074 | |
| Casola di Napoli | 2.6 | 3,780 | |
| Castellammare di Stabia | 17 | 65,209 | |
| Gragnano | 14.6 | 29,768 | |
| Pimonte | 12.5 | 6,027 | |
| Province of Caserta | Villa Literno | 61.7 | 10,949 |
| Casal di Principe | 23.4 | 20,746 | |
| San Cipriano d'Aversa | 6.2 | 12,829 | |
| Casapesenna | 3.0 | 6,587 | |
| Villa di Briano | 8.5 | 6,028 | |
| Casaluce | 9.4 | 10,247 | |
| Frignano | 9.9 | 8,520 | |
| San Marcellino | 4.6 | 12,499 | |
| Trentola-Ducenta | 6.6 | 16,885 | |
| Aversa | 8.7 | 52,242 | |
| Teverola | 6.7 | 12,973 | |
| Carinaro | 6.3 | 6,753 | |
| Gricignano di Aversa | 9.8 | 9,809 | |
| Cesa | 2.8 | 7,873 | |
| Sant'Arpino | 3.2 | 14,057 | |
| Succivo | 7.0 | 7,468 | |
| Orta di Atella | 10.7 | 20,610 | |
| Marcianise | 30 | 40,139 | |
| Capodrise | 3.5 | 9,131 | |
| Portico di Caserta | 1.8 | 7,535 | |
| Macerata Campania | 7.6 | 10,649 | |
| Curti | 1.7 | 7,131 | |
| San Tammaro | 36.8 | 4,877 | |
| Santa Maria Capua Vetere | 36 | 33,707 | |
| San Prisco | 7.7 | 11,895 | |
| Casapulla | 2.9 | 8,584 | |
| Casagiove | 6.3 | 14,335 | |
| Caserta | 53 | 78,843 | |
| San Nicola la Strada | 4.7 | 20,732 | |
| San Marco Evangelista | 5.5 | 6,100 | |
| Maddaloni | 36 | 38,677 | |
| Recale | 3 | 7,358 | |
| Lusciano | 4 | 13,987 | |
| Parete | 5.7 | 10,732 | |
| Villa di Briano | 8 | 6,028 | |
| Province of Avellino | Mugnano del Cardinale | 12 | 5,281 |
| Avella | 30.4 | 7,826 | |
| Baiano | 12.3 | 4,754 | |
| Sperone | 3 | 3,629 | |
| Rotondi | 7 | 3,589 | |
| Sirignano | 6 | 2,925 | |
| Quadrelle | 6 | 1,941 | |
| Mercogliano | 19.76 | 12,405 | |
| Avellino | 30.41 | 57,054 | |
| Atripalda | 8.53 | 11,160 | |
| Province of Salerno | Sarno | 39 | 31,336 |
| San Valentino Torio | 9 | 9,941 | |
| San Marzano sul Sarno | 5 | 9,923 | |
| Angri | 13 | 31,333 | |
| Pagani | 12.9 | 35,856 | |
| Nocera Inferiore | 20 | 45,914 | |
| Nocera Superiore | 14.7 | 23,967 | |
| Roccapiemonte | 5.2 | 9,142 | |
| Castel San Giorgio | 13 | 13,455 | |
| Siano | 8 | 10,343 | |
| Mercato San Severino | 30 | 21,292 | |
| Scafati | 19.69 | 50,398 | |
| Cava de' Tirreni | 36.46 | 53,405 | |
| Baronissi | 17 | 16,592 | |
| Tramonti | 24 | 4,139 | |
| Corbara | 6.66 | 2,598 | |
| Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino | 6 | 8,758 | |
| Vietri sul Mare | 9 | 8,409 | |
| Cetara | 4.91 | 2,370 | |
| Maiori | 16 | 5,674 | |
| Ravello | 7 | 2,500 | |
| Minori | 2 | 2,875 | |
| Scala | 13 | 1,538 | |
| Atrani | 0.20 | 940 | |
| Amalfi | 6 | 5,426 | |
| Conca dei Marini | 1 | 739 | |
| Furore | 1.73 | 827 | |
| Minori | 2 | 2,875 | |
| Praiano | 2 | 2,021 | |
| Positano | 8 | 3,945 | |
| Salerno | 58.96 | 140,434 | |
| Pontecagnano Faiano | 36 | 24,862 | |
| Battipaglia | 56.46 | 50,902 | |
| Bellizzi | 7 | 12,997 | |
| TOTAL | 2259.97 | 4,405,832 | |
Naples metropolitan area - SVIMEZ
- (2) - it:Area metropolitana di Napoli
- (3) - ISTAT data [1]
- (4) - es:Grande Napoli
References
edit- ^ a b "Principal Agglomerations of the World". Citypopulation. January 2017.
- ^ "City Mayors reviews the richest cities in the world in 2005". Citymayors.com. 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "ESPON project 1.4.3 Study on Urban Functions, Final Report" (PDF). European Spatial Planning Observation Network. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Demographia: World Urban Areas, 13th Annual Edition: 2017:04" (PDF).
- ^ Indovina (2014). La metropoli europea. Una prospettiva: Una prospettiva (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. ISBN 978-88-204-6263-5.
