Potenza

Potenza
Putenz(a) (Neapolitan)
Città di Potenza
Left: A view of Mario Pagano Square, Stabile Theater, Potenza Province Office, Musmeci Bridge, Right: Potenza San Gerardo Cathedral, Reale Palace, San Gerardo Temple (from top to bottom)
Left: A view of Mario Pagano Square, Stabile Theater, Potenza Province Office, Musmeci Bridge, Right: Potenza San Gerardo Cathedral, Reale Palace, San Gerardo Temple (from top to bottom)
Flag of Potenza
Coat of arms of Potenza
Potenza within the Province of Potenza
Potenza within the Province of Potenza
Location of Potenza
Map
Potenza is located in Italy
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Location of Potenza in Basilicata
Potenza is located in Basilicata
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Potenza (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°38′N 15°48′E / 40.633°N 15.800°E / 40.633; 15.800
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Telesca (Partito Democratico)
Area
 • Total
173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation
819 m (2,687 ft)
Population
 (2023 estimate [2])[3]
 • Total
64,406
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
DemonymPotentini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85100
Dialing code0971
Patron saintSt. Gerard
Saint dayMay 30
WebsiteOfficial website

Potenza (/pəˈtɛnzə/, also US: /pˈtɛntsɑː/;[4][5] Italian: [poˈtɛntsa] ; Neapolitan: Putenza, Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania).

Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of the highest provincial capitals in Italy, overlooking the valley of the Basento river in the Apennine Mountains of Lucania, east of Salerno. Its territory is bounded by the comuni of Anzi, Avigliano, Brindisi Montagna, Picerno, Pietragalla, Pignola, Ruoti, Tito and Vaglio Basilicata.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Potenza (Potenza, Basilicata, Italy) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Potenza". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Potenza". Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.[dead link]