The Naples metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration centred around the city of Naples in Campania, Italy.
The total population of Province of Naples is 3,092,859, the third metropolitan area in Italy by population, 969,061 of this coincides with the city of Naples. The density of the metropolitan area is 1,950 ab/km² the highest in all Italian metropolitan areas and one of the most elevated in Europe.
The metropolitan area is strictly statistical and does not imply any kind of administrative unity or function.
The Naples metropolitan area includes the whole province 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.
| Province | Municipality | Area (in km²) |
Population(2)(3)(4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campania | |||
| Province 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
This table shows the main Italian metropolitan areas by population. The Naples metropolitan area is in the second place.
| No. | Metropolitan area | Population (abitanti) |
Area (in km²) |
Density (in ab/km²) |
Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan | 4.861.502 | 2.945 | 1.651 | 248 |
| 2 | Naples | 4.405.832 | 2.260 | 1.950 | 171 |
| 3 | Rome | 3.693.124 | 3.089 | 1.195 | 40 |
| 4 | Turin | 1.704.102 | 1.127 | 1.512 | 53 |