Castelli of San Marino

The Republic of San Marino comprises nine castelli (lit. 'castles') as its first-level administrative divisions.^[1] Each castle is led by a Castle Captain (Italian: Capitano di Castello) and a Castle Council (Giunta di Castello), elected every five years.^[2]

Castelli of San Marino
Category	Municipality
Location	San Marino
Number	9 (as of 2024)
Populations	1,015 (Montegiardino) – 11,143 (Serravalle)
Subdivisions	Curazie of San Marino

Like Italian comuni, each castello has a capital (capoluogo), with other population centres sorted into curazie (equivalent to Italian frazioni).^[2]

Castello	Area (km2)[3]	Population (September 2023)[4]	Annexation
Acquaviva	4.86	2,127	1243
Borgo Maggiore	9.01	6,946	12th century
Chiesanuova	5.46	1,175	1320
City of San Marino	7.09	4,113	301[2]
Domagnano	6.62	3,589	1463
Faetano	7.75	1,173	1463[2]
Fiorentino	6.56	2,615	1463[2]
Montegiardino	3.31	1,015	1463
Serravalle	10.53	11,143	1463
Total	61.19	33,896

See also

• ISO 3166-2:SM – the castelli constitute the principal subdivision for the International Organization for Standardization

References

1. Rattini, Maurizio; Venturini, Gian Carlo; Volpinari, Antonio L. (21 March 1997). "Regolamento per la disciplina della campagna elttorale". Elezioni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. "I 9 Castelli di San Marino: peculiarità e storia" [The nine castles of San Marino: peculiarities and history]. San Marino Web (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. "9 Castelli di San Marino: mappa e stemmi" [9 Castles of San Marino: Maps and coats of arms]. San Marino Site (in Italian). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "Bollettino di Statistica III Trimestre 2023" [Statistics Bulletin Third Trimester 2023] (PDF). Ufficio Informatica, Tecnologia, Dati e Statistica (in Italian). 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2023.