Potenza
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Potenza
Putenz(a) (Neapolitan) | |
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Città di Potenza | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Basilicata |
Province | Potenza (PZ) |
Area | |
• Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
Population (31 May 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 67,348 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 85100 |
Dialing code | 0971 |
Website | Official website |
Potenza (Italian: Potenza) is an Italian city in south of Italy, in the region Basilicata. It is the capital of Basilicata and also the center of Potenza province. About 70,000 people live there.
Potenza means strength in Italian. The altitude of the city center is 819m, thus making it the highest provincial capital in Italy.
Potenza has a cathedral.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.