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Molise
Zone | Southern Italy |
Capital | Campobasso |
President | Michele Iorio (House of Freedoms) |
Provinces |
Campobasso Isernia |
Municipalities | 135 |
Area | 4,438 km² |
Population - Total - Density |
332,000 75/km² |
Map higlighting the location of Molise in Italy |
Molise is a region of south central Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly (until 1963) part of the region of "Abruzzi e Molise" (with Abruzzo) and now a separate entity. It borders Abruzzo to the north-west, Lazio to the west, Campania to the south, Puglia to the south-east and the Adriatic Sea to the north-east.
The region covers 4,438 km² and has a population of about 330,000.
The regional capital is Campobasso. The region is divided into two provinces: Campobasso and Isernia.
Other important towns: Termoli
Regions of Italy | |
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Regular Regions | |
Abruzzo | Basilicata | Calabria | Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Lazio (Latium) | Liguria | Lombardia (Lombardy) | Marche | Molise | Piemonte (Piedmont) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto | | |
Regions with special autonomous status | |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardegna (Sardinia) | Sicilia (Sicily) | Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) | Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) |
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