Naples

Naples (, Neapolitan: Nàpule, from Greek Νεάπολη < Νέα Πόλις Néa Pólis 'New City' see List of traditional Greek place names) is the capital of the Campania region and the Province of Naples in Italy. The city has a population of about 1 million. By one count the metropolitan area of Naples is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 4,400,000 inhabitants. The inhabitants are known as Neapolitans, napoletani or poetically ''partenopei'' in Italian (napulitane in Neapolitan). It is located halfway between the volcano, Vesuvius and a separate volcanic area, the Campi Flegrei, all part of the Campanian volcanic arc.