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The districts of Naples are the sectors that, within the city, are identified by particular geographical and topographical, functional and historical features.


Background

Through pragmatic sanction issued on 6 January 1779, King Ferdinand IV ordered that the city of Naples be divided into 12 quarters in order to establish and have each of them a judge of the Grand Criminal Court, in order to favor the public safety of the citizens. The 12 districts of the 1779 city division had the following denomination: * Quartiere di San Ferdinando * Quartiere di Santa Maria della Vittoria * Quartiere di Monte Calvario * Quartiere di San Giuseppe * Quartiere di San Giovanni Maggiore * Quartiere di Portanova * Quartiere di San Lorenzo * Quartiere dell'Avvocata * Quartiere della Stella * Quartiere di San Carlo all'Arena * Quartiere della Vicaria * Quartiere del Carmine Maggiore Over time the neighborhoods have become 30, and although they no longer have any administrative function they continue to be used in everyday language as geographical references. With the resolutions of the municipal council No. 13 of February 10, 2005, No. 15 of February 11, No. 21 of February 16, No. 29 of March 1 and No. 68 of March 21, the city of Naples is divided into 10 municipality. Previously the municipality was divided into 21 ''circoscrizioni'', consisting of 30 city districts.


Subdivisions


Other toponyms

Below is a list of unofficial toponyms (some have been in the past, for example in the law on rehabilitation) relating to areas of Naples known to have not administrative value. Often they are relative districts or small villages once outside the city and subsequently incorporated into the urban fabric. ;A *
Agnano Agnano is a suburb of Napoli, Italy, situated southwest of the city in the Campi Flegrei region. It was popular among both ancient Greeks and Romans and was famed for its hot sulphurous springs. History Lake Agnano formed in the Middle Ages ...
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Antignano Antignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti. Antignano borders the following municipalities: Celle Enomondo, Costigliole d'Asti, I ...
* Arco Mirelli *
Arenaccia Arenaccia is a historical neighborhood or ''zona'' of the Fourth Municipality of Naples, Fourth Municipality of northeastern Naples, Italy. Its name derives from the Via Arenaccia road that divides the neighborhoods of San Lorenzo (Naples), San Lor ...
;B *
Belvedere Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to: Places Australia *Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region Africa * Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco * Belvedere, Harare, Zi ...
* Borgo dei Vergini * Borgoloreto * Borgo Marinari *
Borgo Orefici Borgo may refer to the following places: Finland * Borgå France * Borgo, Haute-Corse Italy * Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome. * Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca *Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli * Borgo ...
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Borgo Santa Lucia Borgo Santa Lucia, or simply Santa Lucia ("Saint Lucy orough), is a historical ''rione'' of Naples, Italy, facing the coast. The area rises around the street of the same name, in turn named after the basilica of , the presence of which is attest ...
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Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate The Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate (said ''Bùvero'' in Neapolitan) is a neighborhood in Naples, Italy. It was founded in the 15th century. Overview The principal street is ''via Sant'Antonio Abate''. It is linked to Porta Capuana and Piazza Carlo ...
;C *
Camaldoli Camaldoli () is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Poppi, in Tuscany, Italy. It is mostly known as the ancestral seat of the Camaldolese monastic order, originated in the eponymous hermitage, which can still be visited. The name was derived from ...
and Camaldolilli *
Capodichino San Pietro a Patierno is a suburb of Naples, the chief city in Campania, Italy. Geography It is one of the largest suburbs of Naples and is relatively lightly populated compared to surrounding areas, with around 20,000 residents. The district ...
* Capodimonte *
Cariati Cariati is a town and (municipality) in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists o ...
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Case Nuove Case or CASE may refer to: Instances * Instantiation (disambiguation), a realization of a concept, theme, or design * Special case, an instance that differs in a certain way from others of the type Containers * Case (goods), a package of related ...
* Cavalleggeri d'Aosta * Cavone * Centro Direzionale *
Historic Centre of Naples The historic center (''Centro Storico'') of Naples, Italy, is the oldest part of the city, with a history that spans over 2,700 years. Almost the entirety of the historic center, approximately 1021 hectares, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Colli Aminei The Colli Aminei are an area of Naples, Italy, that is part of the municipality of Stella-San Carlo at the Arena, specifically of the Stella district. It is bordered to the west and north by the Vallone di San Rocco, to the east by the Capodimonte ...
* Coroglio ;D * Doganella * Duchesca ;F * Forcella * Foria * Frullone ;G * Gianturco * Guantai * Guantai nuovi * La Gaiola ;M *
Marechiaro Marechiaro is a small village located in the Posillipo quarter in Naples. Historical background In ancient times the village, developed around via Marechiaro, took its name from the church of Santa Maria del Faro. The name ''Marechiaro'' does ...
* Materdei * Megaride *
Mergellina Mergellina () is a coastal district of the city of Naples, Italy. It is located in the quartiere of Chiaia. It stands at the foot of the Posillipo Hill and faces the Castel dell'Ovo. Some people say the name derives from ''mergoglino'', a local nam ...
* Miradois * Monte di Dio * Monte Echia * Montesanto *
Mostra d'Oltremare The Mostra d'Oltremare in Naples is one of the main trade fair venues in Italy and, together with the Fiera del Levante in Bari, the largest in Southern Italy. The venue covers an area of and includes buildings of considerable historical and a ...
;N * Nazaret *
Nisida Nisida is a volcano, volcanic islet of the Flegrean Islands archipelago, in southern Italy. It lies at a very short distance from Cape Posillipo, just north of Naples; it is connected to the mainland by a camera-enforced 1km-long pedestrian zone. ...
* Nuova Shenzou ;O * Orsolone ;P * Pallonetto di Santa Chiara * Pallonetto di San Liborio * Pallonetto di Santa Lucia * Parco San Paolo * Pasconcello * Petraio *
Piedigrotta Piedigrotta (; ; "at the foot of the grotto") is a section of the Chiaia quarter of Naples, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Ital ...
* Pignasecca * Pisani * Pizzofalcone * Ponti Rossi ;Q *
Quartieri Spagnoli Quartieri Spagnoli (; ) is an area of the city of Naples, Italy. The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets by twelve, including a population of some 14,000 inhabitants. The ''Quartieri'' wer ...
(somma dei quartieri
Avvocata Avvocata (, "advocate" in reference to the Madonna as the advocate of humanity) is a quarter of Naples, southern Italy. It is just outside, to the west, of the original historic centre of the Greco-Roman city of Naples. It is the first area bey ...
e
Montecalvario Montecalvario () is a neighbourhood (quartiere) of Naples, southern Italy. The area centers roughly on the square called Piazza Carità and the metal monument to Salvo D'Acquisto at the northern end of the Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Neighborhoo ...
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* Quattro palazzi ;R * Rione Alto * Rione Amedeo *
Rione Amicizia A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...
* Rione Antignano *
Rione Ascarelli A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...
* Rione Carità * Rione De Gasperi * Rione Flegreo * Rione La Loggetta *
Rione Luzzatti A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...
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Rione Sanità Rione Sanità (literally "Health Neighbourhood" in Italian) is a neighbourhood in Naples, part of the Stella quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte hill. History What is now Rione Sanità was a bur ...
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Rione Sant'Alfonso A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...
* Rione Santa Rosa * Rione Traiano * Rione Villa ;S *
San Rocco San Rocco (Italian, 'Saint Roch'), may refer to: Places in Italy * San Rocco di Piegara, frazione of Roverè Veronese, Verona, Veneto, Italy * San Rocco al Porto, commune in Province of Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Churches in Italy * San Rocco, Capra ...
* Sant'Eframo e Sant'Eframo vecchio *
Sant'Erasmo Sant'Erasmo is an island in the Venetian Lagoon lying north-east of the Lido island and east of Venice, Italy. History The island was a port attached to Murano in the 8th century, but is now known for market gardening. Ruined fortifications ...
* Spaccanapoli *
Spinelli Spinelli is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Altiero Spinelli (1907–1986), Italian advocate for European federalism and founding father of the European Union * Anita Spinelli (1908–2010), Swiss artist and painter ...
;T *
Tarsia Tarsia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The ancient town of Caprasia is thought to be the modern Tarsia. Geography The municipality borders with Bisignano, Corigliano Calabro, Roggia ...
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Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Or ...
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Torretta Torretta ( Sicilian: ''Turretta'') is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo located on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. This town is situated on a mountainous area overlooking Palermo. Olive production is Torretta's primary agricu ...
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Torricelli Torricelli may refer to: People with the surname * Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), Italian physicist and mathematician * Robert Torricelli (born 1951), United States politician * Moreno Torricelli (born 1970), Italian football player * Gi ...
* Traccia ;V *
Vasto Vasto ( Abruzzese: '; , ) is a ''comune'' on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti, in southern Abruzzo, Italy. During the Middle Ages it was called ''Guastaymonis'', '' Vasto d'Aimone'' or ''Waste d'Aimone''. Fascist Italy called the city ...
* Ventaglieri * Vicarìa vecchia * Vigliena ;Z * Zona ospedaliera


References

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External links

* {{authority control Subdivisions of Naples . Geography of the Metropolitan City of Naples