Ischia, Campania

Comune in Campania, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Ischia

40°44′N 13°57′E / 40.733°N 13.950°E / 40.733; 13.950CountryItalyRegionCampaniaMetropolitan city Naples (NA)Government

• MayorVincenzo FerrandinoArea

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• Total8 km² (3 sq mi)Population

(1 April 2009)^[2]

• Total18,606 • Density2,300/km² (6,000/sq mi)DemonymIschitaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

80077

Dialing code081Patron saintSt. Giovan Giuseppe della CroceSaint dayMarch 5WebsiteOfficial 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

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

Marino, Italy
San Pedro, California, United States
Mar del Plata, Argentina

References

^ "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.