Cautano
Encyclopedia
Cautano is a comune
(municipality) constituted from two countries, Cautano and Cacciano, in the Province of Benevento
( until 1861 Province of Avellino
) in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 75 km northeast of Naples
and about 13 km west of Benevento
and about 13 km north of Montesarchio
. . As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of 19.7 km².
The municipality of Cautano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cacciano, Sala, S. Giovanni, Prata, Loreto, Pantanelle, Trescine, Fornillo, and Maione.
Cautano borders the following municipalities: Campoli del Monte Taburno
, Foglianise
, Frasso Telesino
, Tocco Caudio
, Vitulano
.
provincial: 0824
rionale:880 (center),888(Maione, Cesine,Prata),873(Sala),878(Loreto),871 and 870 (S.Giovanni)
example +39824880xxx
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) constituted from two countries, Cautano and Cacciano, in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
( until 1861 Province of Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
) in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 75 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 13 km west of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
and about 13 km north of Montesarchio
Montesarchio
Montesarchio is a comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania, southern Italy. It is located 18 km south-east of Benevento in the Valle Caudina at the foot of Monte Taburno...
. . As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of 19.7 km².
The municipality of Cautano contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cacciano, Sala, S. Giovanni, Prata, Loreto, Pantanelle, Trescine, Fornillo, and Maione.
Cautano borders the following municipalities: Campoli del Monte Taburno
Campoli del Monte Taburno
Campoli del Monte Taburno is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 11 km west of Benevento...
, Foglianise
Foglianise
Foglianise is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 10 km northwest of Benevento...
, Frasso Telesino
Frasso Telesino
Frasso Telesino is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km west of Benevento...
, Tocco Caudio
Tocco Caudio
Tocco Caudio is the name of a village and comune in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. The old town was abandoned after a series of earthquakes in 1980 and 1981.-Geography:...
, Vitulano
Vitulano
Vitulano is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 12 km northwest of Benevento....
.
prefixed telephone
national: +39provincial: 0824
rionale:880 (center),888(Maione, Cesine,Prata),873(Sala),878(Loreto),871 and 870 (S.Giovanni)
example +39824880xxx