Province of Campobasso

Province of Campobasso
Flag of Province of Campobasso
Coat of arms of Province of Campobasso
Map highlighting the location of the province of Campobasso in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Campobasso in Italy
Country Italy
RegionMolise
Capital(s)Campobasso
Comuni84
Government
 • PresidentFrancesco Roberti
Area
 • Total2,925.41 km2 (1,129.51 sq mi)
Population
 (30 April 2017)
 • Total223,871
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€4.372 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€19,339 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86100, 86010-86049
Telephone prefix0874, 0875
Vehicle registrationCB
ISTAT070

The province of Campobasso (Italian: provincia di Campobasso; Molisan dialect: pruìnge de Cambuàsce) is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso. It covers an area of c. 2,941 square kilometres (1,136 sq mi) and has a total population of 223,871 (2017). There are 84 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province.

The eastern part of the province is home to a small Croatian minority who speak an archaic dialect of Croatian. The Croatians reside primarily in Acquaviva Collecroce, San Felice and Montemitro.[2]

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ Moliterno, Gino (11 September 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-134-75877-7.

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