Arpaise is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento ( it, Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.
Geography
The province has an area of 2,071 km2, and, , a total population of 279,308. There are 78 ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
, located about 50 km northeast of
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
and about 11 km south of
Benevento
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
.
Arpaise borders the following municipalities:
Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
History
According to some scholars, it would coincide with the ''Poetilia'' mentioned by Vergil in his ''Aeneid''. The town had subsequently the na ...
,
Ceppaloni
Ceppaloni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 9 km south of Benevento.
Ceppaloni borders the following municipalities: Alta ...
,
Pietrastornina
Pietrastornina (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Notable residents
*Matteo Piantedosi (born 1963), Italian Minister of the Interior: born in his mother's Naples and raised in his father' ...
,
Roccabascerana
Roccabascerena is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle o ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Campania
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