thumb|right|Map of the Sorrentine Peninsula

thumb|right|Map of the [[Gulf of Naples]]

thumb|right|View of the peninsula near [[Massa Lubrense]]

The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south.

Geography

Overview

The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast. The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. The Lattari Mountains form the geographical backbone of the peninsula. The island of Capri lies off the western tip of the peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The whole area is an important tourist destination.

Municipalities

9 comunes of the peninsula are in the territory of the province of Naples and 12 comunes are in the province of Salerno.

thumb|500px|Map of the Sorrentine Peninsula, showing municipalities in the provinces of Naples (NA) and Salerno (SA)

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! Province

! Comune

! Population<br/>(inh.)

! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)

! Total<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)

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|rowspan="9"|Napoli||Agerola||7,399||19.62||rowspan="9"|121.14

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|Castellammare di Stabia||64,533 ||17.71

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|Massa Lubrense||13,914||19.71

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|Meta||8,010||2.50

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|Piano di Sorrento||13,057||7.50

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|Pimonte||6,052 ||12.00

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|Sant'Agnello||9,010 ||4.09

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|Sorrento||16,616||9.93

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|Vico Equense||21,006 ||29.30

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|rowspan="12"|Salerno||Amalfi||5,345 ||6.15||rowspan="12"|70.99

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|Atrani||914 ||0.20

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|Cetara||2,345 ||4.91

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|Conca dei Marini||734 ||1.00

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|Furore||859 ||1.73

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|Maiori||5,649 ||16.00

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|Minori||2,864 ||2.00

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|Positano||3,981 ||8.00

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|Praiano||2,069 ||2.00

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|Ravello||2,477 ||7.00

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|Scala||1,551 ||13.00

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|Vietri sul Mare||8,328||9.00

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Transportation

Airports

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The nearest airports are:

  • Naples International (NAP)
  • Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (QSR)

See also

  • Amalfi Coast
  • Capri
  • Gulf of Naples
  • Gulf of Salerno
  • Monti Lattari
  • Punta Campanella Lighthouse
  • Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi
  • Sirenuse
  • Southern Italy

References