Afragola
| Afragola | ||
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| Comune di Afragola | ||
Afragola City Hall
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 Afragola
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| Coordinates: 40°55′N 14°19′E / 40.917°N 14.317°ECoordinates: 40°55′N 14°19′E / 40.917°N 14.317°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Campania | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | |
| Population (December 31, 2011) | ||
| • Total | 63,820 | |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Afragolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 80021 | |
| Dialing code | 081 | |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua | |
| Saint day | June 13 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Afragola [afraˈɡoːla] (Neapolitan: Afravóla; Afragolese dialect: Afraóra) is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It is one of the 100 largest Italian cities (the ones that have a population of more than 63,000 inhabitants).
The communal territory, measuring 18 square kilometres (7 square miles), borders the municipalities of Acerra, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Caivano, Cardito and Casoria, forming a single metropolitan area of around 100,000 inhabitants. The comune of Afragola is one of the most densely populated of the country.
A commercial station on the Rome-Naples high-speed railway, designed by Zaha Hadid, is being built at Afragola. The current station of Casoria-Afragola is on the Rome-Formia-Naples mainline.
The public bus transport is managed by CTP, serving internal connections as well as to the nearby communes of Caserta, Naples and others.
Afragola is the seat of one of the largest camorra clans of the area, that led by Anna Mazza. In 1999 and 2005, the communal council was disbanded by rule of the President of Italian Republic due to mafia allegiance of some of its members.
Along with most of the nearby communes, Afragola also suffers of high pollution rates, as well as a high unemployment rate; unreported employment is also widespread.
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