6th municipality of Naples
Sixth Municipality of Naples
Municipalità 6 Sesta Municipalità | |
|---|---|
Borough | |
 Location within Naples | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′24.16″N 14°19′8.67″E / 40.8400444°N 14.3190750°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Municipality |  Naples |
| Established | 2005 |
| Seat | Corso Sirena, 305 |
| Government | |
| • President | Anna Cozzino |
| • Vice President | Massimo Cilenti |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 117,641 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Website | M6 on Naples site |
The Sixth Municipality (In Italian: Sesta Municipalità or Municipalità 6) is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided.[1] It is the largest municipality in the city by surface area.
Geography
[edit]The municipality represents the easternmost suburb of the city and borders with Portici, San Giorgio a Cremano, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Cercola, Volla and Casoria.
Its territory includes the zone of Pietrarsa, in front of San Giorgio, famous for the railway museum.
Administrative division
[edit]The Sixth Municipality is divided into 3 quarters:
| Quarter | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Barra | 38,183
|
7.82
|
| Ponticelli | 54,097
|
9.11
|
| San Giovanni a Teduccio | 25,361
|
2.35
|
| Total | 117,641
|
19.28
|
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Statute of Neapolitan Municipalities
External links
[edit]- (in Italian) Municipalità 6 page on Naples website
