Greek birth and Roman acquisition
Naples has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. In the second millennium BC, a first Mycenaean settlement arose not far from the … 展开

The city is situated on the Gulf of Naples, on the western coast of southern Italy; it rises from sea level to an elevation of 450 metres (1,480 ft). The … 展开

Naples is noted for its numerous higher education institutes and research centres. Naples hosts what is thought to be the oldest state university in … 展开

Naples, within its administrative limits, is Italy's fourth-largest economy after Milan, Rome and Turin, and is the world's 103rd-largest urban economy by purchasing power, with … 展开

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Naples' 2,800-year history has left it with a wealth of historical buildings and monuments, from … 展开

As of 2022 , the population of the comune di Napoli totals around 910,000. Naples' wider metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater Naples, … 展开

Governance
Each of the 7,904 comune in Italy is today represented locally by a city council headed by an elected mayor, known as a sindaco and informally called the first citizen (primo cittadino). This system, or one very similar to it, has … 展开