Ischia, Campania

Ischia
Comune

Coat of arms
Ischia
Location of Ischia in Italy
Coordinates: 40°44′N 13°57′E / 40.733°N 13.950°E / 40.733; 13.950Coordinates: 40°44′N 13°57′E / 40.733°N 13.950°E / 40.733; 13.950
Country Italy
Region Campania
Metropolitan city Naples (NA)
Government
  Mayor Giuseppe Ferrandino
Area
  Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (1 April 2009)
  Total 18,606
  Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) 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 comune on Ischia island in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Administratively it is part of the Metropolitan city of Naples, in the Campania region in southern Italy.

It is famed for its thermal baths due to the volcanic nature of the island.

Overview

The main centre of the comune is divided between Ischia Porto and Ischia Ponte. The latter takes its name from a former wooden bridge (ponte) which, until the 18th century, connected it to the Aragonese Castle.

Twin towns

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