{{Short description|City in Campania, Italy}} {{Distinguish|Naples metropolitan area}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Metropolitan City of Naples | native_name = {{native name|it|Città metropolitana di Napoli}} | settlement_type = [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|Metropolitan city]] | image_skyline = Isla de Isquia Bahía de Nápoles y Vesubio.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Aerial view of the Metropolitan City of [[Naples]] | image_flag = Città metropolitana di Napoli-Bandiera.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Provincia di Napoli-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = Napoli in Italy.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy | coordinates = {{Coord|40.8333|N|14.2500|E|source:wikidata_region:IT-72_type:city(3,000,000)|display=it}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Italy|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Campania}} | established_title = Established | established_date = 1 January 2015 | seat_type = Capital(s) | seat = [[Naples]] | parts_type = [[Comune|Municipalities]] | parts_style = para | p1 = 92 | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Metropolitan mayor]] | leader_name = [[Gaetano Manfredi]] | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="area">{{cite web|url=https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224|title=Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011|language=it|publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1178.93 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=POS&l=en |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}} (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url= https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_en_All_files.zip |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}}The file URL linking on technical dataset.</ref> | population_total = 2,954,847 | population_as_of = 2026 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=OECD Data Explorer: Regions by GDP |url=https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs%5B0%5D=Topic,1%7CRegions,%20cities%20and%20local%20areas#GEO#%7CRegions#GEO_REG#&fs%5B1%5D=Unit%20of%20measure,0%7CUS%20dollars%20per%20person#USD_PS#&pg=0&fc=Unit%20of%20measure&snb=4&vw=tb&df%5Bds%5D=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df%5Bid%5D=DSD_REG_ECO@DF_GDP&df%5Bag%5D=OECD.CFE.EDS&df%5Bvs%5D=2.0&lo=5&lom=LASTNPERIODS&dq=A.TL3.ITI45+ITI44+ITI43+ITI42+ITI41+ITI35+ITI34+ITI33+ITI32+ITI31+ITI22+ITI21+ITI1A+ITI19+ITI18+ITI17+ITI16+ITI15+ITI13+ITI14+ITI12+ITI11+ITH59+ITH58+ITH57+ITH56+ITH54+ITH55+ITH53+ITH52+ITH51+ITH44+ITH43+ITH42+ITH37+ITH41+ITH36+ITH35+ITH34+ITH33+ITH32+ITH31+ITH20+ITH10+ITG2H+ITG2G+ITG2F+ITG2E+ITG2D+ITG19+ITG18+ITG17+ITG16+ITG15+ITG14+ITG13+ITG12+ITG11+ITF65+ITF64+ITF63+ITF62+ITF61+ITF52+ITF51+ITF48+ITF47+ITF46+ITF45+ITF44+ITF43+ITF35+ITF34+ITF33+ITF32+ITF31+ITF22+ITF21+ITF14+ITF13+ITF12+ITF11+ITC4D+ITC4B+ITC4C+ITC4A+ITC49+ITC48+ITC47+ITC46+ITC44+ITC43+ITC42+ITC41+ITC33+ITC34+ITC32+ITC31+ITC20+ITC18+ITC17+ITC16+ITC15+ITC14+ITC13+ITC12+ITC11+FR1+FRB+FRE+FRF+FRG+FRH+FRI+FRY5+FRY3+FRK+FRJ+FRB01+SK042+SK041+SK032+SK031+SK023+SK022+SK021+SK010+AUS+AU6+AU7+AU8+AUT+AT11+AT111+AT112+AT113+AT22+AT225+AT34+AT341+AT342..GDP..V.XDC_PS+USD_PPP_PS+USD_PPP+XDC&ly%5Brw%5D=REF_AREA&ly%5Bcl%5D=TIME_PERIOD&to%5BTIME_PERIOD%5D=false |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=data-explorer.oecd.org}}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Metro | demographics2_info1 = €97.860 billion (2021) | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = €33,101 (2021) | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 80121–80147 (cap)<br>80010–80079 (rest) | area_code_type = Telephone prefix | area_code = 081 | iso_code = | registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Italy|NA]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]] | blank_info_sec1 = 263<ref>[http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/145343 Codes of metropolitan cities from January 2015]. istat.it.</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.cittametropolitana.na.it/}} | footnotes = }}
The '''Metropolitan City of Naples''' ({{langx|it|città metropolitana di Napoli}}) is a [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|metropolitan city]] in the region of [[Campania]] in [[Southern Italy|southern]] [[Italy]]. Its capital is the city of [[Naples]]. The province was established on 1 January 2015 and contains 92 ''[[comuni]]'' ({{singular}}: ''[[comune]]'').<ref>{{cite news|last1= Craveri|first1=Pietro|title=Città metropolitana, lo statuto è di là da venire|url=http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/politica/15_febbraio_17/citta-metropolitana-statuto-la-venire-453905a2-b6c4-11e4-8797-257c43d66444.shtml|access-date=25 February 2015|date=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 Upinet.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807094512/http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 |date=2007-08-07 }}</ref> It was first created by the [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990)]] and established by Law 56/2014, thus replacing the [[province of Naples]] in 2015. With a population of 2,954,847 as of 2026, making it the [[Metropolitan cities of Italy#Metropolitan cities|3rd most populous metropolitan city in the country]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=POS&l=en |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}} (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url= https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_en_All_files.zip |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}}The file URL linking on technical dataset.</ref>
The Metropolitan City of Naples is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor ({{lang|it|sindaco metropolitano}}) and the Metropolitan Council ({{lang|it|consiglio metropolitano}}). Since 18 October 2021, its head has been [[Gaetano Manfredi]], mayor of the capital city.
== Geography == {{Main|Naples metropolitan area}} [[File:Map of Metropolitan City of Naples (region Campania, Italy).svg|250px|thumb|left|Location of the Metropolitan City in [[Campania]] region]]The city is the 96th out of 110 Italian provinces and metropolitan cities by landmass, with an area ({{Convert|1178.93|km2|sqmi}} including islands) that is smaller than the municipality of [[Rome]] ({{Convert|1287.36|km2|sqmi}}).<ref>[http://www.napoliassise.it/bollettini/bollettinonovembre212007.pdf The metropolitan city is an historic challenge ''(page 16)'']</ref> Naples is, however, Italy's [[List of cities in Italy|third largest metropolitan city by population]], making it one of the most densely populated areas in Europe; the metropolitan region also includes the municipality of [[Casavatore]], the highest-density municipality in Italy (at 12,000 inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>). While it contains more than half of Campania's population, it only occupies 8.6% of Campania's landmass (13,590 km<sup>2</sup>), creating a strong demographic and territorial imbalance with the other four provinces in [[Campania]].
Municipalities (comune) in the Metropolitan City vary in size, ranging from {{cvt|1.62|km2}} (Casavatore) to {{cvt|117.27|km2}} (Naples); 60% of the municipalities are small (less than or equal to {{cvt|10|km2}}), 36% of medium-sized (> 10 km<sup>2</sup> and ≤ 25 km<sup>2</sup>), the rest (11%) more than {{cvt|25|km2}} and, of this, only two municipalities ([[Acerra]] and [[Giugliano]]) are between 50 and {{cvt|100|km2}} and only the municipality of [[Naples]] exceeds {{cvt|100|km2}}.
Because of its proximity to [[Vesuvius]] and [[Phlegraean Fields]], the city is vulnerable to seismic and volcanic activity.
== Government == === Metropolitan Council === Metropolitan Cities give large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, a system designed to improve local administration, create efficiency in spending, and better coordinate basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection.<ref name="Ferri">{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268356027_Metropolitan_cities_in_Italy_An_institution_of_federalism |title=Metropolitan cities in Italy: An institution of federalism |journal=Italian Journal of Regional Science |publisher=University of Milan-Bicocca |author=Vittorio Ferri |year=2009 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> The Mayor of Naples thus also has powers as Metropolitan Mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council formed by 24 mayors of municipalities (comune) within the Metropolitan City.
The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 28 September 2014.The current Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 13 March 2022:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! colspan="2" | Group ! Seats |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} | align="left" |[[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]]{{*}}[[Italian Left|SI]]{{*}}[[Green Europe|EV]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|14|24|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Five Star Movement}} | align="left" | [[Five Star Movement|M5S]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|3|24|hex={{party color|Five Star Movement}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} | align="left" | [[Forza Italia (2013)|FI]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|3|24|hex={{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Brothers of Italy}} | align="left" | [[Brothers of Italy|FdI]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|1|24|hex={{party color|Brothers of Italy}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Lega Nord}} | align="left" | [[Lega per Salvini Premier|L]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|1|24|hex={{party color|Lega Nord}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Action (Italy)}} | align="left" | [[Action (Italy)|A]] | align="left" | {{Composition bar|1|24|hex={{party color|Action (Italy)}}}} |- | {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}} | align="left" | Others | align="left" | {{Composition bar|1|24|hex={{party color|Independent (politician)}}}} |- |} === List of Metropolitan Mayors of Naples === {|class="wikitable" ! class=unsortable| ! Metropolitan Mayor ! Term start ! Term end ! Party |- ! style="background:#d6441d;"| {{white|1}} |[[Luigi de Magistris (politician)|Luigi de Magistris]] |align=center|1 January 2015 |align=center|18 October 2021 |[[Democracy and Autonomy|DemA]] |- ! {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}} 2 |[[Gaetano Manfredi]] |align=center|18 October 2021 |align=center|''Incumbent'' |[[Independent politician|Ind]] |- |}
=== Municipalities === {{Main|List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Naples}} The metropolitan city has 92 municipalities: {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *[[Acerra]] *[[Afragola]] *[[Agerola]] *[[Anacapri]] *[[Arzano]] *[[Bacoli]] *[[Barano d'Ischia]] *[[Boscoreale]] *[[Boscotrecase]] *[[Brusciano]] *[[Caivano]] *[[Calvizzano]] *[[Camposano]] *[[Capri]] *[[Carbonara di Nola]] *[[Cardito]] *[[Casalnuovo di Napoli]] *[[Casamarciano]] *[[Casamicciola Terme]] *[[Casandrino]] *[[Casavatore]] *[[Casola di Napoli]] *[[Casoria]] *[[Castellammare di Stabia]] *[[Castello di Cisterna]] *[[Cercola]] *[[Cicciano]] *[[Cimitile]] *[[Comiziano]] *[[Crispano]] *[[Ercolano]] *[[Forio]] *[[Frattamaggiore]] *[[Frattaminore]] *[[Giugliano in Campania]] *[[Gragnano]] *[[Grumo Nevano]] *[[Ischia]] *[[Lacco Ameno]] *[[Lettere]] *[[Liveri]] *[[Marano di Napoli]] *[[Mariglianella]] *[[Marigliano]] *[[Massa di Somma]] *[[Massa Lubrense]] *[[Melito di Napoli]] *[[Meta, Campania|Meta]] *[[Monte di Procida]] *[[Mugnano di Napoli]] *[[Naples]] *[[Nola]] *[[Ottaviano]] *[[Palma Campania]] *[[Piano di Sorrento]] *[[Pimonte]] *[[Poggiomarino]] *[[Pollena Trocchia]] *[[Pomigliano d'Arco]] *[[Pompei]] *[[Portici]] *[[Pozzuoli]] *[[Procida]] *[[Qualiano]] *[[Quarto]] *[[Roccarainola]] *[[San Gennaro Vesuviano]] *[[San Giorgio a Cremano]] *[[San Giuseppe Vesuviano]] *[[San Paolo Bel Sito]] *[[San Sebastiano al Vesuvio]] *[[San Vitaliano]] *[[Sant'Agnello]] *[[Sant'Anastasia]] *[[Sant'Antimo]] *[[Sant'Antonio Abate]] *[[Santa Maria la Carità]] *[[Saviano]] *[[Scisciano]] *[[Serrara Fontana]] *[[Somma Vesuviana]] *[[Sorrento]] *[[Striano]] *[[Terzigno]] *[[Torre Annunziata]] *[[Torre del Greco]] *[[Trecase]] *[[Tufino]] *[[Vico Equense]] *[[Villaricca]] *[[Visciano]] *[[Volla, Campania|Volla]]{{div col end}}
== Demographics == [[File:Neapel panorama.tif|thumb|350px|right|Naples urban area]]{{Historical populations|1861|951026|1871|997179|1881|1086149|1901|1244577|1911|1414568|1921|1587834|1931|1648430|1936|1734848|1951|2081119|1961|2421243|1971|2709929|1981|2970563|1991|3016026|2001|3059196|2011|3054956|2021|2988376|cols=1|align=right|source=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991|trans-title=Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991|url=https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251112200324/https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf |archive-date=2025-11-12|lang=it|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref><ref name="timeseries">{{cite web |title=Resident population - Time series|url=https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censpop/dashboards|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref>}} As of 2026, the population is 2,954,847, of which 48.7% are male, and 51.3% are female. Minors make up 16.9% of the population, and seniors make up 21%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=POS&l=en |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}} (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title= Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026 |url= https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_en_All_files.zip |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2026-04-01}}The file URL linking on technical dataset.</ref>
=== Immigration === As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 2,916,975 residents, the most numerous are: [[Italy]] (2,812,459 – 96.4%).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-01 |title= Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002 |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=RCS&a=&l=en |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2025-02-27}} (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-01 |title= Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002 |url= https://demo.istat.it/data/rcs/Dati_RCS_nascita_2025.zip |website=demo.istat.it |publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]] |access-date=2025-02-27}}The file URL linking on technical dataset.</ref>
== Economy == [[File:Cruise ship in Naples (8097207647).jpg|thumb|The [[port of Naples]]]]
Naples, within its administrative limits, is Italy's fourth-largest economy after [[Milan]], Rome and [[Turin]], and is the world's [[List of cities by GDP|103rd-largest urban economy]] by [[purchasing power]], with an estimated 2024 GDP of €28.4 billion, equivalent to €30.804 per capita.<ref name="Brookings">{{cite web |url=http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409042401/http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3 |archive-date=9 April 2013 |title=Global city GDP 2011 |publisher=Brookings Institution |access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="PWCdata">[https://www.ukmediacentre.pwc.com/imagelibrary/downloadMedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=1562 "Which are the largest city economies in the world and how might this change by 2025?"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504031739/https://www.ukmediacentre.pwc.com/imagelibrary/downloadMedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=1562 |date= 4 May 2011 }} [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]. November 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Le dichiarazioni 2023, è Portofino il comune più ricco |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2024/04/24/dichiarazioni-2023-il-reddito-medio-e-23.650-euro_7e393b5d-4423-4794-aefe-70fe1a5e2ae5.html#:~:text=Confrontando%20i%20capoluoghi%2C%20Bologna%20%C3%A8,al%202.400%20con%2022%20mila. |work=ansa.it}}</ref> Naples is a major [[Container port|cargo terminal]], and the [[port of Naples]] is one of the Mediterranean's largest and busiest. The city has experienced significant economic growth since [[World War II]], but joblessness remains a major problem,<ref>{{cite web |title=Il Comune – Area statistica – struttura della popolazione e territorio – città – condizione professionale |url=http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/2845 |website=www.comune.napoli.it |publisher=Comune di Napoli |access-date=5 October 2019 |language=it |archive-date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021808/http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/2845 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tasso di disoccupazione : Tasso di disoccupazione – livello provinciale |url=http://dati.istat.it/index.aspx?queryid=20745 |website=dati.istat.it |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106212410/http://dati.istat.it/index.aspx?queryid=20745 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grassi |first1=Paolo |title=Napoli, è record di disoccupati |url=https://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/cronaca/18_marzo_14/napoli-record-disoccupati-a051c670-2766-11e8-89ed-3e6c0875554d.shtml |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=Corriere del Mezzogiorno |date=14 March 2018 |language=it |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815210956/https://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/cronaca/18_marzo_14/napoli-record-disoccupati-a051c670-2766-11e8-89ed-3e6c0875554d.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en | title=EU regions by GDP, Eurostat}}</ref>
Naples is, with [[Florence]], Rome, [[Venice]] and [[Milan]], one of the main Italian tourist destinations. With 20,000,000 visitors in 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2019 |title=Turismo in Italia nel 2018 |url=https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/232137 |access-date=25 February 2021 |website=[[istat.it]] |language=it |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105150330/https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/232137 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Tutti pazzi per Napoli "città aperta", si punta a 18 milioni di visitatori |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/napoli_citta_aperta_18_milioni_di_visitatori_turisti_vacanze-8811653.html |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.ilmattino.it |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=Turismo a Napoli, il boom: stimati 20 milioni di visitatori entro fine anno |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/turismo_napoli_stimati_20_milioni_visitatori_entro_fine_anno_teresa_armato_assessore_cosa_ha_detto-9042374.html |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=www.ilmattino.it |language=it}}</ref> the city has completely emerged from the strong tourist depression of past decades (due primarily to the unilateral destination of an industrial city but also due to the damage to the city's image caused by the Italian media,<ref>{{Cite journal |date=12 July 2015 |title=Sassi / La cattiva scuola |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/cad2015-001003 |journal=CADMO |issue=1 |pages=26 |article-number=3 |doi=10.3280/cad2015-001003 |issn=1122-5165 |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418065649/https://www.medra.org/servlet/MRService?hdl=10.3280/CAD2015-001003 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2016 |title=Se il Sud è la parte cattiva del Paese |url=http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/politica/16_febbraio_12/se-l-sud-parte-cattiva-paese-bafb2910-d1b1-11e5-ac58-cce880070ff3.shtml |access-date=25 February 2021 |website=[[Corriere della Sera]] |language=it |archive-date=22 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422084045/http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/politica/16_febbraio_12/se-l-sud-parte-cattiva-paese-bafb2910-d1b1-11e5-ac58-cce880070ff3.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> from the [[1980 Irpinia earthquake]] and the [[Naples waste management crisis|waste crisis]], in favour of the coastal centres of its [[Naples metropolitan area|metropolitan area]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=E' uscito il libro Lo stato della città. Napoli e la sua area metropolitana a cura di Luca Rossomando : Inchiesta |date=5 February 2017 |url=http://www.inchiestaonline.it/osservatorio-sulle-citta/e-uscito-il-libro-lo-stato-della-citta-napoli-e-la-sua-area-metropolitana-a-cura-di-luca-rossomando/ |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032251/http://www.inchiestaonline.it/osservatorio-sulle-citta/e-uscito-il-libro-lo-stato-della-citta-napoli-e-la-sua-area-metropolitana-a-cura-di-luca-rossomando/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Tourism == [[Image:Overlooking Capri harbour from the rotunda in Villa San Michele Anacapri 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Capri]] The area is particularly fruitful for tourism, both national and international. [[Pompeii]], the excavated [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] city which was destroyed by [[Mount Vesuvius]] in 79 AD is among the most popular destinations in all of Italy.<ref>[https://www.italiancookingandliving.com/travel/destinations/pompeii.html ItalianCookingandLiving] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030829155625/http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/travel/destinations/pompeii.html |date=2003-08-29 }}</ref> Three islands in the [[Gulf of Naples]] are also prominent destinations; [[Ischia]], [[Procida]], part of the [[Phlegrean Islands]], and [[Capri]]. Together they are also known as the [[Campanian Archipelago]]. On Capri, there is the famous [[Blue Grotto (Capri)|Blue Grotto]]; inside the grotto the sea seems to be lit from underwater, it is a magnificent blue colour, hence its name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.italia.it/it/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,RGN85it,curr,EUR,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html |title=Italia.it |access-date=2007-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325220920/http://www.italia.it/it/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,RGN85it,curr,EUR,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html |archive-date=2007-03-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[Sorrentine Peninsula]] (and its main town [[Sorrento]]) has long been a popular destination for tourism, it is well known for the drink [[Limoncello]] and its luxurious sea cliffs. It is rich with villas, castles, guard towers, churches, and in [[Vico Equense]] ancient farmhouses.<ref>[http://www.sorrentotourism.com/eng/ST/page.php?g=1&s=1&ss=c&t=27&tt=4&l=5&st=c SorrentoTourism.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610104840/http://www.sorrentotourism.com/eng/ST/page.php?g=1&s=1&ss=c&t=27&tt=4&l=5&st=c |date=2007-06-10 }}</ref>
== Sport == The most popular sport in the metropolitan city is [[Association football|football]]. This area was one of the first in [[Southern Italy]] to start playing sports, when English [[Sailor|sailors]] brought them in during the early 1900s. The most successful club from the province are by far [[SSC Napoli]], who have won [[Serie A]] (the Italian Championship) four times and the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] while [[Diego Maradona]] was with the club.
At present there are four professional football clubs playing within the Italian leagues from the province; in [[Serie A]] there is SSC Napoli, while in [[Serie C|Lega Pro]] the province is represented by [[SSD Ischia Calcio|SS Ischia Isolaverde]], [[SS Juve Stabia]] and [[US Savoia 1908|AC Savoia]].
== See also == * [[Province of Naples]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
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