Province of Benevento

Province of Benevento
Province
Coat of arms of Province of Benevento Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Benevento in Italy Map highlighting the location of the province of Benevento in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Capital(s)	Benevento
Comuni	78
Government
• President	Aniello Cimitile
Area
• Total	2,071 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	316,464
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	82010-82038
Telephone prefix	0823, 0824
Vehicle registration	BN
ISTAT	62

The Province of Benevento (Italian: Provincia di Beneventocode: it is deprecated ) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.

Geography

The province has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 316,464 (2012). There are 78 comuni in the province (for the full list, see Comuni of the Province of Benevento). The biggest municipalities, the only ones over 10,000 inhabitants, are Benevento, Montesarchio, Sant'Agata de' Goti and San Giorgio del Sannio.

The territory of the province of Benevento closely approximates that of the Principality of Benevento in the mid and late eleventh century. It borders Molise on the North, Apulia on the East, the province of Avellino and that of Napoli on the South, and the province of Caserta on the West.

The lowest point is in the comune of Limatola (44 meters above sea level), while the highest point is Monte Mutria (1822 meters), one of the mountains of the Matese range, which separates the province of Benevento from Molise.

The Arch of Trajan in Benevento

File:Montesarchio (Benevento).jpg Montesarchio

File:Sant'Agata de' Goti - vista dal vallone Martorano.jpg Sant'Agata de' Goti

File:San Marco dei Cavoti - Piazza del Carmine.jpg San Marco dei Cavoti

External links

• (Italian) Provincia di Benevento homepage