Torre del Greco
Torre del Greco
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Panorama of Torre del Greco | |
Location of Torre del Greco | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 14°22′E / 40.783°N 14.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Mennella |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 85,332 |
| Demonym(s) | Torrese Corallino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80059, 80040 |
| Patron saint | Saint Januarius |
| Saint day | September 19 |
| Website | Official website |
Torre del Greco (Italian: [ˈtorre del ˈɡrɛːko]; Neapolitan: Torre d' 'o Grieco; "Greek man's Tower") is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 as of 2016. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century.