Molise

Molise is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of Campobasso.

Molise
Region of Italy
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Capital	Campobasso
Government
• President	Paolo Di Laura Frattura[1]
Area
• Total	4,460.65 km2 (1,722.27 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)[2]
• Total	310,449
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym	molisani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal	€6 billion (2006)
GDP per capita	€20,100[3] (2008)
NUTS Region	ITF
Website	www.regione.molise.it

Molise previously formed, with the Abruzzo region, the old region of Abruzzi e Molise. Molise was separated from that region in 1963, making Molise the youngest region in Italy.

Geography

The region is located in South Italy bordered by Abruzzo to the north, Lazio to the west, Campania to the south, Apulia to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Molise, with a total area of 4,460.65 km² (1,722.3 sq mi), is the second smallest region after Valle d'Aosta.^[4] The main rivers in the region are:

• Fortore, 110 km (68.4 mi) long.
• Trigno, 85 km (52.8 mi) long.
• Biferno, 84 km (52.2 mi) long; it is the main river of those that flow only in the Molise region.
• Volturno, 175 km (108.7 mi); it is the main river in South Italy by its length and its discharge.

The highest mountain in the region is La Meta (its eastern summit) (41°41′18″N 13°56′33″E), in the Isernia province, with an altitude of 2,185 m (7,169 ft).^[5]

Provinces

Molise is divided into two provinces:

Molise provinces

Province	Abbreviation	Capital	Area (km²)	Population[2] (1 January 2017)	Density (inh./km²)	Comuni
Campobasso	CB	Campobasso	2,925.41	224,644	76.8	84
Isernia	IS	Isernia	1,535.24	85,805	55.9	52
Total			4,460.65	310,449	69.6	136

Largest municipalities

The 10 comuni of the region with more people living in it are:

No.	Comuni	Province	Population[2] (2017)	Area[6](km2)	Density (inh./km2)
1	Campobasso	CB	49,320	56.11	879.0
2	Termoli	CB	33,660	55.64	605.0
3	Isernia	IS	21,805	69.15	315.3
4	Venafro	IS	11,203	46.45	241.2
5	Bojano	CB	8,093	52.63	153.8
6	Campomarino	CB	8,002	76.68	104.4
7	Larino	CB	6,730	88.77	75.8
8	Montenero di Bisaccia	CB	6,637	93.32	71.1
9	Guglionesi	CB	5,296	100.95	52.5
10	Riccia	CB	5,180	70.04	74.0

Gallery

• 
  Overview of Campobasso.
• 
  Cathedral of Isernia.
• 
  Overview of the town of Agnone (IS).
• 
  Monforte castle, Campobasso.
• 
  Matese mountain chain.