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Naples

Total population

972,212

Air quality index

84Moderate
Coordinates40.84°, 14.25°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Naples is the regional capital of Campania, southern Italy. With a population of 905,050 within the city's administrative limits as of 2026, it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest city in Italy after Rome and Milan, while its province-level municipality is the third most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,954,847 residents. Its metropolitan area, the seventh most populous in the European Union, has a population of approximately 4.4 million and stretches beyond the boundaries of the city proper for approximately 30 kilometres. Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, being home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.8359
Longitude
14.2488
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
84
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
120
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
65,583
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    1,946
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1,320
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,218
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,125
  • Italian Sparrow
    Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1,067
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,050
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    945
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    865

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
164
Largest magnitude
6
Largest event
2026-03-09

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Campania

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,666

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
693
Avg daily Wikipedia views
23
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Naples

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Naples, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
063049
Population (Wikidata)
913,462
Wikidata
Q2634

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library
  • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)