POMIGLIANO D'ARCO

town, in Napoli provincia, Campania regione, southern Italy, at the northern foot of Vesuvius. It is an agricultural centre with a castle dating from the 15th century. An air-force flight-training establishment is nearby. The town is the site of an automobile factory established in 1970, one of the most important development projects in the Mezzogiorno. Pop. (1987 est.) mun., 41,358.