Cercola

Cercola is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northeast of Naples.

Cercola
Comune
Coat of arms
Location of Cercola
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Coordinates: 40°52′N 14°21′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	Caravita
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Fiengo
Area [1]
• Total	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (1 January 2017)[2]
• Total	18,211
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Cercolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	80040
Dialing code	081
Website	Official website

Cercola borders the following municipalities: Massa di Somma, Naples, Pollena Trocchia, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Volla.

People

• Alfonso Camorani, footballer
• Domenico Criscito, footballer
• Raffaella Fico, showgirl
• Vittorio Mezzogiorno, actor
• Martina Veneruso, photographer, leather designer