Marigliano
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| Comune di Marigliano | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Naples (NA) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Area | 22.6 km² (9 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 31-12-04) | |
| - Total | 30,578 |
| - Density | 1,353/km² (3,504/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Mariglianesi |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Postal code | 80034 |
| Frazioni | Lausdomini, Casaferro, Miuli, Faibano, Pontecitra |
| Patron | Saint Sebastian |
| - Day | 20 January |
| Website: http://www.comunemarigliano.it/ | |
Marigliano is a town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania in southern Italy.
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[edit] Geography
The town lies 25 km from Naples. Nearby towns include: Acerra, Brusciano, Mariglianella, Nola, San Vitaliano, Scisciano, Somma Vesuviana.
[edit] Organised crime
In October 2000, the Italian Parliament approved the findings of a commission which studied Camorra activities in Campania.[1] According to this source, Marigliano is firmly under the control of the Camorra, in particular the group led by Antonio Capasso. This group took advantage of the efforts of law enforcement that eliminated its main enemy, a Camorra group led by the Mazzarella family that was located in Ponte Citra, a district of Marigliano.
Social life and economic activities are strongly influenced by the Camorra. One of the main activities is the illegal treatment of industrial and urban waste in the Marigliano countryside, a large region containing Nola, Acerra and Marigliano itself.
[edit] Health
The scientific journal The Lancet Oncology published a 2004 study by the Italian researcher Alfredo Mazza, a physiologist at the Italian CNR (Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca); this study revealed the terrible situation in the countryside around Marilgiano and the negative impact on its people's health. He demonstrated that deaths due to cancer are much higher than average in that region relative to the European average, dubbing it the "Death Triangle".[2]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Doc. XXIII n. 46 Report of the Parliamentary Commission on the Camorra in Campania (24 October 2000) (Italian)
- ^ Novella de Luca, Maria & del Bello, Giuseppe (2004), “Discariche piene di rifiuti tossici quello è il triangolo della morte”, La Repubblica 31 August 2004, <http://www.repubblica.it/2004/h/sezioni/cronaca/acerra/lancet/lancet.html> (Italian)
