Ischia | |
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![]() View of Aragonese Castle from Spiaggia dei Pescatori | |
Coordinates: 40°44′N 13°57′E / 40.733°N 13.950°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vincenzo Ferrandino |
Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (1 April 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 18,606 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ischitani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 80077 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Patron saint | St. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce |
Saint day | March 5 |
Website | Official website |
Ischia is a town and one of the six comuni on Ischia island, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of about 18,000, it is the largest settlement on the island.
Administratively, it is part of the Metropolitan city of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.
It is famed for its thermal baths due to the volcanic nature of the island.
Overview[edit]
The town is formed by two distinct boroughs, called "Ischia Porto" and "Ischia Ponte". The latter was named after an ancient wooden bridge (in Italian language, ponte) which, until the 18th century, connected it to the Aragonese Castle.
Twin towns[edit]
Marino, Italy
San Pedro, California, United States
Mar del Plata, Argentina
References[edit]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ischia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Comune Ischia website—(in Italian)
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