Naples
Naples Napoli | ||
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Comune di Napoli | ||
![]() Clockwise frae top left: the interior o Naples Cathedral, the Castello Nuovo, the Teatro San Carlo, the Ryal Palace an a view o the ceety harbour. | ||
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Coordinates: 40°50′N 14°15′E / 40.833°N 14.250°E | ||
Kintra | Italy | |
Region | Campanie | |
Province | Naples (NA) | |
Govrenment | ||
• Mayor | Luigi de Magistris (Italy o Values) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 117.27 km2 (45.28 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | |
Population (2012 estimate)[1] | ||
• Tot | 959,574 | |
• Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Neapolitan (Inglis/Scots) Nnapulitano (Neapolitan) Napoletano (Italian) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 80100, 80121-80147 | |
Dialin code | 081 | |
Patron saunt | Januarius | |
Saunt day | September 19 | |
Wabsteid | Offeecial wabsteid |
Naples (Italian: Napoli listen (help·info), pronounced [ˈnaːpoli], Neapolitan: Napule) is a ceety in Italy; it is the caipital o the region o Campanie an o the province o Naples. Kent for its rich history, airt, cultur, airchitecture, muisic, an gastronomy, Naples haes played an important role in the Italian peninsula an ayont[2] for muckle o its existence, which began mair than 2,800 years ago. Situatit on the wast coast o Italy bi the Gulf o Naples, the ceety is locatit haufway atween twa volcanic auries, Munt Vesuvius an the Phlegraean Fields.
Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Naples is involved in toun twinnin (kent as gemellaggio in Italian), a mutual pairtnership wi several ceeties. Belaw are pairtner ceeties leetit on the offeecial wabsteid o the ceety o Naples;[3]
Kagoshima, Japan[4]
Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick
Miami, Unitit States
Baku, Azerbaijan
Athens, Greece
Budapest, Hungary[5][6]
Călăraşi, Romanie
Gafsa, Tunisie
Kolkata, Indie
Nablus, Palestine
Nosy Be, Madagascar
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Sarajevo, Bosnie an Herzegovinae, syne 1964[7]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ ‘City’ population (i.e. that of the comune or municipality) from City of Naples. Comuni-italiani.it, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ↑ Gleijeses, Vittorio (1977). The History of Naples, since Origins to Modern Times. Naples.
- ↑ "Gemellaggi". Comune di Napoli. 8 January 2008.
- ↑ Kagoshimais the main sister-twin ceety o Naples. Naples haes entitled ane of its streets tae the Japanese ceety.
- ↑ "Sister City – Budapest". Official website of New York City. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Sister cities of Budapest" (in Hungarian). Official Website of Budapest. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Fraternity cities on Sarajevo Official Web Site". © City of Sarajevo 2001–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
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