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Pompei

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Also known as Pompeii, Pumpeje

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.

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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
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
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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 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pompei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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