Castelpetroso is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Isernia
The province of Isernia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. The provincial capital is the city Isernia and the president of the province is Alfredo Ricci. The province of Isernia has an area of and a population o ...
in the
Italian
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region
Molise
Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...
, located about west of
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains.
Campobas ...
and about southeast of
Isernia
Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia.
Geography
Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,708 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
Castelpetroso borders the following municipalities:
Carpinone
Carpinone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about east of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,273 and an area of .All demographics an ...
,
Castelpizzuto
Castelpizzuto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about southeast of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 156 and an area of .All demograp ...
,
Pettoranello del Molise,
Santa Maria del Molise
Santa Maria del Molise is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Isernia, in the Molise region (southern Italy). The comune borders Carpinone to the north, Roccamandolfi and Castelpizzuto to the south, Macchiagodena to the east, Castelpetroso ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Molise
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