Where is Massa di Somma located?

Massa di Somma is situated in the Metropolitan City of Naples, within the Campania region of southern Italy. It lies at coordinates 40.84239905° N, 14.39053395° E, near the volcanic area of Mount Vesuvius.

What is the population of Massa di Somma?

As of available data, the population ranges between approximately 4,991 and 5,353 residents, reflecting typical fluctuations in municipal census records.

When was the Province of Naples established, and how does it relate to Massa di Somma?

The Province of Naples was established on January 27, 1861, as part of the unification of Italy. Massa di Somma was historically administered under this province until 2015, when it became part of the Metropolitan City of Naples following a nationwide reform of local government structures.

What is the role of a *comune* in Italy?

A *comune* is the smallest administrative division in Italy, responsible for local governance, public services, urban planning, and civic infrastructure. Massa di Somma, like all *comuni*, has its own mayor, municipal council, and administrative offices.

Does Massa di Somma have an official online presence?

Yes, the municipality maintains an official website at [http://www.comune.massadisomma.na.it](http://www.comune.massadisomma.na.it), which provides information on local services, governance, and community updates.

Massa di Somma

Italian comune

Place Comune Of Italy Q72253

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official website: www.comune.massadisomma.na.it^[12]
Official name: Massa di Somma^[16]

Location

Country: Italy^[2]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 40.842°, 14.391°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples^[1]
Shares border with: Ercolano, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Pollena Trocchia, Cercola^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Population and size

Area: +3.04^[19]
Elevation above sea level: +175^[18]
Population: 5.0k (5.0k–5.4k, n=3)^[13]^[14]^[15]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 5,352 · 5,353 · 4,991 GeoNames 5,295 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code: 081^[11]
Postal code: 80040^[8]

More facts +9

Capital: Massa di Somma^[3]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 40.834°, 14.416°
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 40.855°, 14.369°
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 40.830°, 14.397°
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 40.851°, 14.365°
Demonym: massesi^[17]
Patron saint: Assumption of Mary^[10]
Seismic classification: 2^[20]
Vehicle registration plate code: NA^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 14

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Масса ди Сомма, Церковь Успения (Chiesa dell'Assunta) - panoramio.jpg ↗
De Agostini ID: Massa+di+Somma
EU Knowledge Graph item ID: Wikidata item
Freebase ID: /m/0gn4g5
GeoNames ID: 6543617
ISTAT ID: 063092
IndicePA ID: c_m289
Italian cadastre code (municipality): M289
MusicBrainz area ID: 3dde4962-44aa-4735-8aee-8b5873e077f9
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 40810
Topic's main category: Category:Massa di Somma
Treccani ID: massa-di-somma

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Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 15M2890000

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 4

Ercolano, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Cercola, Pollena Trocchia

← Shares border with 4

Ercolano, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Cercola, Pollena Trocchia

Located in the administrative territorial entity 2

Province of Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

People born here 2

Mario Sanzullo, Massimiliano Ammendola

Country 1

Italy

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Patron saint 1

Assumption of Mary

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Naples

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Massa di Somma — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Massa di Somma — capital (P36): Massa di Somma. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Massa di Somma — shares border with (P47): Ercolano. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Massa di Somma — shares border with (P47): San Sebastiano al Vesuvio. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Massa di Somma — shares border with (P47): Pollena Trocchia. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Massa di Somma — shares border with (P47): Cercola. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Massa di Somma — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Metropolitan City of Naples. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Massa di Somma — postal code (P281): 80040. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Massa di Somma — licence plate code (P395): NA. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Massa di Somma — patron saint (P417): Assumption of Mary. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Massa di Somma — local dialing code (P473): 081. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Massa di Somma — official website (P856): http://www.comune.massadisomma.na.it. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Massa di Somma — population (P1082): 5352. Italian National Institute of Statistics. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Massa di Somma — population (P1082): 5353. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Massa di Somma — population (P1082): 4991. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Massa di Somma — official name (P1448): Massa di Somma. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Massa di Somma — demonym (P1549): massesi. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Massa di Somma — elevation above sea level (P2044): 175 m. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Massa di Somma — area (P2046): 3.04 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Massa di Somma — seismic classification (P9235): 2. Seismic classification in Italy. Retrieved 2022-08-27. rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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13w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Tabular population → Data:Historical population Massa di Somma.tab

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15w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image → Масса ди Сомма, Церковь Успения (Chiesa dell'Assunta) - pano

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21w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Topic's main category → Category:Massa di Somma

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Seismic classification → 2

Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 40.8302854, 'lon': 14.3966619}

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