Casalnuovo di Napoli
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Casalnuovo di Napoli is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 13 km northeast of Naples
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 50,144 and an area of 7.8 km².
The municipality of Casalnuovo di Napoli contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casarea, Tavernanova, and Licignano.
Casalnuovo di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Acerra
, Afragola
, Casoria
, Pollena Trocchia
, Pomigliano d'Arco, Sant'Anastasia
, Volla.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples 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.-Demographics:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 13 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 50,144 and an area of 7.8 km².
The municipality of Casalnuovo di Napoli contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casarea, Tavernanova, and Licignano.
Casalnuovo di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Acerra
Acerra
Acerra is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the Province of Naples, about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain.-History:...
, Afragola
Afragola
Afragola is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is in Campania, in the province of Naples, between the territories corresponding to the ancient cities of Acerra and Atella...
, Casoria
Casoria
Casoria is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northeast of Naples.Casoria borders the following municipalities: Afragola, Arzano, Cardito, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Casavatore, Frattamaggiore, Naples, Volla.-History:The name of Casoria is...
, Pollena Trocchia
Pollena Trocchia
Pollena Trocchia is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 11 km east of Naples....
, Pomigliano d'Arco, Sant'Anastasia
Sant'Anastasia
Sant'Anastasia is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km northeast of Naples....
, Volla.