Forio

Forio
Comune
Comune di Forio
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Flag Coat of arms
Forio Location within Italy Forio Location within Campania
Coordinates: 40°44′15.6″N 13°51′26.9″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	Panza
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Del Deo
Area
• Total	13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	17,464
• Density	1,335/km2 (3,458/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Foriani, Panzesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	80075
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	Saints Vitus and Leonard
Saint day	June 15, November 6
Website	Official 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.