Forio

Forio
Comune
Comune di Forio
View of Forio
View of Forio
Flag of Forio
Flag
Coat of arms of Forio
Coat of arms
Forio is located in Italy
Forio
Forio
Location within Italy
Forio is located in Campania
Forio
Forio
Location within Campania
Coordinates: 40°44′15.6″N 13°51′26.9″E / 40.737667°N 13.857472°E / 40.737667; 13.857472
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
Metropolitan cityNaples (NA)
FrazioniPanza
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Del Deo
Area
 • Total
13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
17,464
 • Density1,335/km2 (3,458/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Foriani, Panzesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
80075
Dialing code081
Patron saintSaints Vitus and Leonard
Saint dayJune 15, November 6
WebsiteOfficial website

Forio (known also as Forio of Ischia) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy, situated on the island of Ischia. It has 17,464 inhabitants.

Its territory includes the town of Panza, the only frazione of Forio and of the island of Ischia. Panza has always been an independent village since the 16th century when a first governmental organization was introduced on the island. In the 1975 the inhabitants of Panza tried to become an independent comune but the referendum, claimed by the inhabitants of Forio, was denied by the Campania's Regional Government.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 17,464, of which 49.9% are male, and 50.1% are female. Minors make up 15.7% of the population, and seniors make up 20.9%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 11.9% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Ukraine, the Dominican Republic, Germany, and Senegal.

Sights

There are numerous coastal watchtowers, built from the Middle Ages against Saracen and African pirates raids.

In the 20th century, Ischia inspired at least two well-known English language poets. Ischia was the site where W.H. Auden composed one of his most famous poems, In Praise of Limestone. And the American Poet, Theodore Roethke, dedicated his poem The Storm, to "Forio d'Ischia" as printed in Selected Poems of Theodore Rothke (Library of America, Edwin Hirsch, Ed., 2005, p. 113).

Twin towns - sister cities

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.