Villaricca | |
Official Name: | Comune di Villaricca |
Coordinates: | 40.9167°N 26°W |
Region: | Campania |
Metropolitan City: | Naples (NA) |
Mayor: | Maria Rosaria Punzo |
Area Total Km2: | 6.8 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 31089 |
Population As Of: | 30 September 2015 |
Population Demonym: | Villaricchèsi |
Elevation M: | 103 |
Postal Code: | 80010 |
Area Code: | 081 |
Villaricca, known until 17 May 1871 as Panicocoli (nap|Panecuócole), is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 10 km northwest of Naples.
It is the birthplace of popular Italian singer Sergio Bruni and the venerable physician and priest Vittorio De Marino.
Villaricca borders the following municipalities: Calvizzano, Giugliano in Campania, Marano di Napoli, Mugnano di Napoli, Qualiano and Quarto.