Province of Benevento


The Province of Benevento 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 279,308. There are 78 comuni in the province. 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 the metropolitan City of Naples on the South, and the province of Caserta on the West.
The lowest point is in the comune of Limatola, while the highest point is Monte Mutria, one of the mountains of the Matese range, which separates the province of Benevento from Molise.