The Sele is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in southwestern Italy

Italy

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. Originating from the Monti Picentini

Monti Picentini

thumb|300px|Rocky limestone landscape in the monti Picentini.The Monti Picentini is a mountain range and national park in southern Italy, part of the Apennines, traditionally part in the Campanian Apennines...

 in Caposele

Caposele

Caposele is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.The town was seriously damaged by the Irpinian earthquake of 1980....

 , it flows through the region of 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...

, in the provinces of Salerno

Province of Salerno

The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...

 and 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....

. Its mouth is in the Gulf of Salerno

Gulf of Salerno

The Gulf of Salerno is a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the coast of the province of Salerno in south-western Italy. The northern part of this coast is the touristic Costiera Amalfitana, including towns like Amalfi, Maiori, Positano and the city of Salerno itself.The Gulf of Salerno is separated...

 on Tyrrhenian Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....

, at the borders between the municipalities of Eboli

Eboli

Eboli is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno, on the south edge of the hills overlooking the valley of the Sele....

 and Capaccio

Capaccio

Capaccio is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient city of Paestum lie within borders of the comune.-Airport:...

 (not too far from Paestum

Paestum

Paestum is the classical Roman name of a major Graeco-Roman city in the Campania region of Italy. It is located in the north of Cilento, near the coast about 85 km SE of Naples in the province of Salerno, and belongs to the commune of Capaccio, officially also named...

), in the beginning point of Cilentan Coast

Cilentan Coast

The Cilento Coast is an Italian stretch of coastline of Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno...

.

Hydrography

In terms of average water discharge of southern Italian rivers, it is second only to the Volturno

Volturno

The Volturno is a river in south-central Italy.-Geography:It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Rocchetta a Volturno and flows southeast as far as its junction with the Calore River near Caiazzo and runs south as far as Venafro, and then turns southwest, past Capua, to...

. Its main tributaries are the Tanagro

Tanagro

The Tanagro or Negro is a river in southwestern Italy. It rises in the Vallo di Diano and is a tributary of the Sele River. In ancient times it was known as Tanager....

, the Calore Lucano

Calore lucano

The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania,southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometers...

 and the Tenza. In ancient times it was known as Silarus. This river is the location of the battle of the Silarus

Battle of the Silarus

The Battle of the Silarus was fought in 212 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman force led by praetor Marcus Centenius Penula. The Carthaginians were victorious, destroying the entire Roman army...

 in which Hannibal won a major victory over the Romans, and it's also the place of the battle in which Spartacus

Spartacus

Spartacus was a famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory and may not always be reliable...

 and his rebellion against the Romans died.

Geography

The municipalities crossed by the river, from the mouth to the origin, are Eboli

Eboli

Eboli is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno, on the south edge of the hills overlooking the valley of the Sele....

, Capaccio

Capaccio

Capaccio is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient city of Paestum lie within borders of the comune.-Airport:...

, Albanella

Albanella

Albanella is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located 51 kilometers from the city of Salerno....

, Serre, Campagna

Campagna

Campagna is a small town and comune of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.-History:The town, located in a mountainous district, gradually lost importance in the 20th century...

, Contursi Terme

Contursi Terme

Contursi Terme is a village and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Early history:No secure identification of Contursi Terme, where ancient remains confirm a settlement at the confluence of the Tanagro with the Sele, is likely...

, Oliveto Citra

Oliveto Citra

Oliveto Citra is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Colliano

Colliano

Colliano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name is likely related to the Italian word, collinare, which means hill top.-Geography:...

, Senerchia

Senerchia

Senerchia is an Italian municipality of 1370 registered voters, but with only 1036 inhabitants, of province of Avellino, located in High Valley Sele in Campania.-Geography:...

, Valva

Valva (SA)

Valva is an Italian town and municipality in the Province of Salerno in the south-western region of Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 1,784.-Geography:...

, Calabritto

Calabritto

Calabritto is an Italian town and a commune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. As of 2009 its population was of 2,567.-History:The town was struck by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake on November 23. The town had to be rebuilt after the serious damage that was inflicted. It is in the...

  and Caposele

Caposele

Caposele is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.The town was seriously damaged by the Irpinian earthquake of 1980....

. Despite of its name, demonym

Demonym

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of the river, the municipality of Altavilla Silentina

Altavilla Silentina

Altavilla Silentina is a town and comune located in the province of Salerno, Campania, some 100 km south of Naples, Italy.-Geography:...

is not crossed by Sele.