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Pompei
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Pompei ( ; ), also known in English as Pompeii ( ) after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy. It has a population of 23,612.
Pompeii is a city in southern Italy, near Naples, with a population of about 23,600 people today. The city is named after the ancient Roman settlement that was famously buried by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, which preserved it and made it one of the world's most important archaeological sites.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Pompei
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Pompei
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Pompei dal campanile.png
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Flag of Pompei.svg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Pompei-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.shield_size
- 75px
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- 555
- Italian comune.region
- Campania
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Naples (NA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Mariconda, Messigno, Ponte Nuovo, Treponti, Fontanelle, Parrelle, Ponte Izzo, Ponte Persica, Fossavalle, Chiesa della Giuliana
- Italian comune.mayor
- Carmine Lo Sapio
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 12.42
- Italian comune.population_total
- 23612
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Pompeiani
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 14
- Italian comune.saint
- Beata Vergine del Rosario
- Italian comune.day
- 8 May
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Pumpeje
- Demonym
- pompeiani
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Metropolitan City of Naples
- Population
- 23910
- Area
- 12.42
- Elevation
- 14
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Torre Annunziata
- Follows
- Pompeii
- Official website
- www.comune.pompei.na.it
- Image
- Campanile Pompei 08 - Vs Vesuvio.jpg
- Dialing code
- 081
- Licence plate code
- NA
- Patron saint
- Our Lady of the Rosary
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- twinned administrative body
- Latiano
- Commons category
- Pompei
- postal code
- 80045
- topic's main category
- Category:Pompei
- category for people born here
- Q9226499
- Commons gallery
- Pompei
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pompei
- different from
- Pompeii
- inception
- 1891-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Ruins of Pompeii
- Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei
- Bell tower
- Sacred architecture
- Transport
- Roads
- Railways
- Airports
- Sport
- Notable people
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Pompei ( ; ), also known in English as Pompeii ( ) after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy. It has a population of 23,612.
It contains the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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