Fuorigrotta

Fuorigrotta (; ) is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. Covering an area of 6,2 km2, it is the most populated suburb of the city (population: 76.521).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Fuorigrotta
Settlement.settlement_type: Quarter
Settlement.image_skyline: Fuorigrotta.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Napoli Quartiere Fuorigrotta.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Fuorigrotta within the municipality of Naples
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Metropolitan city
Settlement.subdivision_type3: City
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Naples
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Naples
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Circoscrizione

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Geography
Etymology and history
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Fuorigrotta (; ) is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. Covering an area of 6,2 km2, it is the most populated suburb of the city (population: 76.521).

==Geography== It lies beyond the Posillipo hill and has been joined to the main body of Naples by two traffic tunnels through that hill since the early 20th century.