PROVINCE OF NAPLES

The 'Province of Naples' (Italian: ''Provincia di Napoli'') is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 ''Comuni of the Province of Naples''.^[1]

Contents

Demographics

Tourism

Sport

Flag

References

External links

Demographics

The Province of Naples is the most densely populated in Italy. At the 2001 census the six most densely populated ''comuni'' in Italy (Portici, Casavatore, San Giorgio a Cremano, Melito di Napoli, Naples, and Arzano) were all located in the province, as were 11 of the top 15. It has an area of 1,171.13 km², and as of 2005 a total population of 3,092,859.

''Main Comunes''	Population
Naples	983,797
Giugliano in Campania	108,492
Torre del Greco	88,540
Pozzuoli	82,503
Casoria	81,871
Castellammare di Stabia	65,794
Afragola	63,483
Marano di Napoli	58,978
Portici	57,062
Ercolano	55,310

Tourism

The area is particularly fruitful for tourism, both Italians and foreigners spend vacations in the province. Pompeii, the excavated Roman city which was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is amongst the most popular destinations in all of Italy.^[2]
Three islands in the Gulf of Naples are also prominent destinations; Ischia, Procida and Capri. On Capri, there is the famous Blue Grotto; inside the grotto the sea seems to be lit from underwater, it is a magnificent blue colour, hence its name^[3].
The Sorrentine Peninsula (and its main town Sorrento) has long being 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.^[4]

Sport

The most popular sport in the province is football, the area was one of the first in Southern Italy to start playing it, when English sailors brought it in the early 1900s. The most successful club from the province are by far SSC Napoli, who have won Serie A (the Italian Championship) twice and the UEFA Cup while Diego Maradona was with the club.
At present there are five professional football clubs playing within the Italian leagues from the province; in Serie A there is SSC Napoli, in Serie C1 there is both Juve Stabia and Sorrento, while in Serie C2 the province is represented by SSC Giugliano and Sporting Neapolis.

Flag

Province of Naples is represented by the coat of arms on an antique gold ("oro antico") field.^[5]

References

1. Upinet.it
2. ItalianCookingandLiving
3. Italia.it
4. SorrentoTourism.com
5. AllStates-Flag.com

External links

★ Provincia di Napoli homepage