Villaricca

Villaricca
Panecuócole (Neapolitan)
Comune di Villaricca
Villaricca
Location of Villaricca in Italy
Villaricca
Villaricca (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°55′N 14°12′E / 40.917°N 14.200°E / 40.917; 14.200
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
Metropolitan cityNaples (NA)
Government
 • MayorMaria Rosaria Punzo
Area
 • Total
6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2015)
 • Total
31,089
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
DemonymVillaricchèsi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
80010
Dialing code081
WebsiteOfficial website

Villaricca, known until 17 May 1871 as Panicocoli (Neapolitan: Panecuócole), is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 10 km northwest of Naples.

It is the birthplace of popular Italian singer Sergio Bruni and the venerable physician and priest Vittorio De Marino.