Metropolitan City of Naples
Also known as contiene entità territoriale amministrativa
metropolitan city in Campania, Italy
Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Campania
- Established
- 1 January 2015
- Capital s
- Naples
- Metropolitan mayor
- Gaetano Manfredi
- Total
- 1,178.93 km (455.19 sq mi)
- Density
- 2,506.38/km (6,491.50/sq mi)
- Metro
- €97.860 billion (2021)
- Per capita
- €33,101 (2021)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 80121–80147 (cap), 80010–80079 (rest)
- Telephone prefix
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The Metropolitan City of Naples (Italian: città metropolitana di Napoli) is a metropolitan city in the region of Campania in southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Naples. The province was established on 1 January 2015 and contains 92 comuni (sg.: comune). It was first created by the 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 3rd most populous metropolitan city in the country.
The Metropolitan City of Naples is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 18 October 2021, its head has been Gaetano Manfredi, mayor of the capital city.