Marigliano

Marigliano
Country	Italy
region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples  (NA)
Local name	Marigliano
Coordinates	40 ° 56 ′  N , 14 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	22 km²
Residents	29,744 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,352 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	80034
prefix	081
ISTAT number	063043
Popular name	Mariglianesi
Patron saint	San Sebastiano

Marigliano is a municipality with 29,744 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Naples , Campania region .

The neighboring towns of Marigliano are Acerra , Brusciano , Mariglianella , Nola , San Vitaliano , Scisciano and Somma Vesuviana .

The Camorra in Marigliano

According to a study from October 2000, which was commissioned by the Italian parliament, the place is largely in the hands of the Mafia organization Camorra . Organized crime is mainly responsible for the illegal dumping of household and industrial waste in the Marigliano area. Another study in 2004 found that deaths from cancer in this area were well above the European average, due to illegal waste dumping.

Population development

Marigliano has 7772 private households . Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 28,517 to 30,083. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 5.5%.

Personalities

• Benedetto Bonazzi (1840–1915), Benedictine, Graecist and Archbishop of Benevento
• Renato Anselmi (1891–1973), fencer
• Bruno Schettino (1941–2012), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Capua

Web links

Commons : Marigliano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.