Province of Naples

The '''Province of Naples''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Provincia di Napoli'', [[Napulitano]]: ''Pruvincia 'e Nàpule'') is a [[Provinces of Italy|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== The Province of Naples is the most densely populated in Italy. At the [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|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|lc=on}} a total population of 3,092,859. [[Image:Napoli map.png|300px|left|Map of the province of Naples.]] {|class="wikitable" !''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 |- |[[Torre Annunziata]] ||48,720 |} ==Tourism== [[Image:Overlooking Capri harbour from the rotunda in Villa San Michele hires.jpg|104px|thumb|left|Capri.]] The area is particularly fruitful for tourism, both Italians and foreigners spend vacations in the province. [[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. Three islands in the [[Gulf of Naples]] are also prominent destinations; [[Ischia]], [[Procida]] and [[Capri]]. 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. 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. ==Sport== The most popular sport in the province is [[football (soccer)|football]], this area was one of the first in Southern Italy to start playing sports, when English [[sailors]] brought them in during the early 1900s. The most successful club from the province are by far [[S.S.C. Napoli|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 [[S.S.C. Napoli|SSC Napoli]], in [[Serie C1]] there is both [[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]] and [[Sorrento Calcio|Sorrento]], while in [[Serie C2]] the province is represented by [[S.S.C. Giugliano|SSC Giugliano]] and [[F.C. Sporting Neapolis|Sporting Neapolis]]. ==Flag== [[Image:Provincia di Napoli flag.jpg|200px]]
Province of Naples is represented by the coat of arms on an [[Gold (color)|antique gold]] ("oro antico") field. == External links == * [http://www.provincia.napoli.it Provincia di Napoli homepage ] {{it icon}} {{Campania}} {{Province of Naples|nocat=yes}} {{coord missing|Italy}}