Potenza

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Potenza Putenz(a) (Neapolitan)
Comune
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)
Flag Coat of arms
Potenza within the Province of Potenza
Location of Potenza
Potenza Location of Potenza in Basilicata Show map of Italy Potenza Potenza (Basilicata) Show map of Basilicata
Coordinates: 40°38′N 15°48′E / 40.633°N 15.800°E / 40.633; 15.800
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Telesca (Partito Democratico)
Area [1]
• Total	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation	819 m (2,687 ft)
Population  (2023 estimate [2])[3]
• Total	64,406
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Demonym	Potentini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85100
Dialing code	0971
Patron saint	St. Gerard
Saint day	May 30
Website	Official website

Potenza (/pəˈtɛnzə/, also US: /poʊˈtɛntsɑː/;^[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.