Map of Campania
Campania is a first-level division of Italy. Its largest mapped city is Naples, with about 2.25 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Campania, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the mountains, ports, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Naples
- Country
- Italy
- Highest Point Mapped
- 2,156 m
Interactive Map of Campania
About Campania
Campania is an administrative region of Italy, located in the south of the country; most of it is in the southwestern portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands - Ischia, Procida, Vivara, and Nisida - and the island of Capri. The capital is Naples. Campania has a population of 5,568,703 as of 2026, making it Italy's 3rd-most populous region, and, with an area of 13,670.95 km2 (5,278 sq mi), its 2nd most densely populated. Based on its GDP, Campania is also the most economically productive region in Southern Italy and the 7th most productive in the whole country. Naples' urban area, which is in Campania, is the seventh most populous in the European Union. The region is home to 10 of the 58 UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast, the Longobardian Church of Santa Sofia in Benevento, and the Historic Centre of Naples. In addition, Campania's Mount Vesuvius is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The region plays a key international role in international diplomacy, since it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. The Campania's hinterland was inhabited from the beginning of the 1st millennium BC by the Osci, Samnites, and Etruscans, while between the 8th and 7th centuries BC its coastal areas were colonised by the ancient Greeks (Magna Graecia). At that time, Capua was Campania's leading city, while Naples was an anomaly, being predominantly Greek-speaking. Campania is rich in culture, especially food, music, architecture, and archaeological and ancient sites such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Paestum, Aeclanum, Stabiae, and Velia. The name "Campania" derives from Latin; the Romans knew the region as Campania felix ("fertile countryside" or "happy countryside").
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Campania (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Campania in Depth
History
The region known today as Campania was inhabited from at least the beginning of the 1st millennium BC by several Oscan-speaking Italic tribes: the Osci, the Opici, the Aurunci, the Ausones, the Sidicini, the Hirpini, the Caudini, the Oenotrians, the Campanians (after whom the region is named) and the Lucanians (who inhabited the southernmost part of Campania, known in ancient times as Lucania, roughly where modern-day Salerno is). Many of these tribes lived in simple agro-towns. Not much is known about the pre-Indo-European tribes that had lived in the region earlier; they were probably not as technologically or culturally advanced as the Oscans, and any who still flourished had become fully Oscanised by the middle of the first millennium BC.
Geography
Campania has an area of 13,670.95 km2 (5,278 sq mi) and a coastline of 500 km (311 mi) on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Campania is famous for its gulfs (Naples, Salerno and Policastro) as well as for three islands (Capri, Ischia and Procida).
Four other regions border Campania; Lazio to the northwest, Molise to the north, Apulia (Puglia) to the northeast and Basilicata to the east.
The mountainous interior is fragmented into several massifs, rarely reaching 2,000 m (6,562 ft) (Miletto of 2,050 m (6,726 ft)), whereas close to the coast there are volcanic massifs: Vesuvio (1,281 m (4,203 ft)) and Campi Flegrei.
Economy
The GDP per capita in Campania is rank 18 from 20 Italian regions, surpassing only Sicily and Calabria. It is only 66.7% of the Italian average. It has been speculated that a factor could be the failure to connect the region's economy with the rest of Italy, while another factor could be its peripheral position with respect to the developed central areas of Europe.
Overall, Campania appears to be a region with great economic potential, which is partly held back by organized crime (Camorra) and the resulting corruption. The economy of Campania is one of the most affected nationwide by the economic and financial crisis that began in 2008, but between 2015 and 2016 it came out of the recession and began to recover due to, above all, industry, but also tourism and tertiary.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 5,568,703, of which 48.9% are male, and 51.1% are female. Minors make up 16.2% of the population, and seniors make up 21.9%.
Over half of the population is resident in the province of Naples, where there is a population density of 2,506.4 inhabitants per km². Within the province, the highest density can be found along the coast, where it reaches up to 11,900 inhabitants per km² in the municipality of Casavatore.
Inhabitants rarely identify themselves as Campanians. Rather, provinces are what people use to identify themselves with.
As of 2025, immigrants make up 6.1% of the population.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Campania (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Campania: Key Facts
| Population | 5,786,373 (2019) |
|---|---|
| Area | 13,671 km² |
| Capital | Naples |
| Head of government | Vincenzo De Luca |
| Established | 1970 |
Facts from Wikidata Q1438 (CC0).
History of Campania: Empires and States
The atlas records 23 polities whose mapped territory included part of Campania, from Greek City-States in 700 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Greek City-States | 700–324 BCE |
| Etruscans | 600–551 BCE |
| Roman Republic | 323–32 BCE |
| Carthage | 216–207 BCE |
| The Roman Empire | 31 BCE – 475 CE |
| Western Roman Empire | 395–475 CE |
| Ostrogothic Kingdom | 500–554 CE |
| The Byzantine Empire | 536–627 CE |
| Eastern Roman Empire | 536–627 CE |
| Duchy of Benevento | 577–1084 CE |
| Kingdom of Italy | 587–1945 CE |
| Principality of Salerno | 840–1084 CE |
| Norman Italy | 1046–1138 CE |
| Kingdom of Sicily | 1139–1278 CE |
| Kingdom of Naples | 1285–1501 CE |
| Crown of Aragon | 1450–1515 CE |
| Kingdom of Spain | 1516–1777 CE |
| The Spanish Empire | 1516–1777 CE |
| Iberian Union | 1582–1639 CE |
| Habsburg Monarchy | 1713–1733 CE |
| Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic | 1762–1814 CE |
| Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | 1815–1860 CE |
| Republic of Italy | 1946–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Campania
Campania on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Campania
Campania is a region of Southern Italy, famous for the spectacular Amalfi Coast. Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano, towers over the area and has been the source of death, destruction but also preservation and fertile soil for crops and livestock for thousands of years. Pompeii, with its very extensive ruins preserved by ash from an eruption two millennia ago, is probably the most famous location in Campania, with the vibrant, beautiful though sometimes gritty city of Naples a close second, followed by the Isle of Capri, but there are many other places on land and sea to see and discover.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Campania (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Campania
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naples | 2.25 million | Campania | Admin-1 region capital |
| 2 | Salerno | 954,265 | Campania | Populated place |
| 3 | Caserta | 250,000 | Campania | Populated place |
| 4 | Benevento | 61,791 | Campania | Populated place |
Highest Mountains in Campania
2 mountains mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monte Viglio | 2,156 m | 7,073 ft | Europe |
| 2 | Vesuvio | 1,281 m | 4,203 ft | Europe |
Ports in Campania
8 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anzio | 49.4 m | Very Small | Western Mediterranean | point_of_interest |
| 2 | Torre Annunziata | 49.4 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 3 | Torre del Greco | 42.1 m | Very Small | Western Mediterranean | point_of_interest |
| 4 | Castellammare Di Stabia | 38.4 m | Very Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 5 | Salerno | 34.7 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 6 | Pozzuoli | 31.1 m | Very Small | Western Mediterranean | point_of_interest |
| 7 | Gaeta | 5.5 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 8 | Bagnoli | 5.5 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | large vessels |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Campania
4 World Heritage Sites mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historic Centre of Naples | 1995 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) |
| 2 | Amalfi Coast | 1997 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) (v) |
| 3 | Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata | 1997 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) (v) |
| 4 | Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula | 1998 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) |
Campania: Quick Answers
- Where is Campania?
- Campania is a first-level division of Italy, in Europe. Its mapped cities centre on 40.9290° N, 14.5251° E.
- What is the largest city in Campania?
- Naples is the largest city mapped in Campania, with a metropolitan population of about 2.25 million.
- How many cities are in Campania?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Campania, with a combined metropolitan population of about 3.52 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the highest mountain in Campania?
- The highest summit mapped in Campania is Monte Viglio at 2,156 m.