6th municipality of Naples

Sixth Municipality of Naples Municipalità 6 Sesta Municipalità
Borough
Location within Naples
Country	Italy
Municipality	Naples
Established	2005
Seat	Corso Sirena, 305
Government
• President	Anna Cozzino
• Vice President	Massimo Cilenti
Area
• Total	19.28 km² (7.44 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	117,641
• Density	6,100/km² (16,000/sq mi)
Website	M6 on Naples site

The Sixth Municipality (In Italian: Sesta Municipalità or Municipalità 6) is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided.^[1] It is the largest municipality per surface.

Geography

The municipality represents the easternmost suburb of the city and borders with Portici, San Giorgio a Cremano, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Cercola, Volla and Casoria.

Its territory includes the zone of Pietrarsa, in front of San Giorgio, famous for the railway museum.

Administrative division

The Sixth Municipality is divided into 3 quarters:

Quarter	Population	Area (km²)
Barra	38,183	7.82
Ponticelli	54,097	9.11
San Giovanni a Teduccio	25,361	2.35
Total	117,641	19.28

References

↑ (Italian) Statute of Neapolitan Municipalities

External links

Media related to Municipalities in Naples at Wikimedia Commons

(Italian) Municipalità 6 page on Naples website

Administrative divisions of Naples

Municipalities	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Quarters	Arenella Avvocata Bagnoli Barra Chiaia Chiaiano Fuorigrotta Mercato Miano Montecalvario Pendino Pianura Piscinola Poggioreale Ponticelli Porto Posillipo San Carlo all'Arena San Ferdinando San Giovanni a Teduccio San Giuseppe San Lorenzo San Pietro a Patierno Secondigliano Scampìa Soccavo Stella Vicaria Vomero Zona Industriale

Coordinates: 40°50′24.16″N 14°19′8.67″E / 40.8400444°N 14.3190750°E / 40.8400444; 14.3190750

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