# Naples metropolitan 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.

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