Ischia | |
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![]() View of Aragonese Castle from Spiaggia dei Pescatori | |
Coordinates: 40°44′N 13°57′E / 40.733°N 13.950°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vincenzo Ferrandino |
Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (1 April 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 18,606 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ischitani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 80077 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Patron saint | St. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce |
Saint day | March 5 |
Website | Official website |
Ischia is a town and one of the six comuni on Ischia island, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of about 18,000, it is the largest settlement on the island.
Administratively, it is part of the Metropolitan city of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.
It is famed for its thermal baths due to the volcanic nature of the island.
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