Naples metropolitan area


The Naples metropolitan area 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 4,250,000. This makes the area the 10th-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, 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.