Potenza
Comune in Basilicata, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Potenza (disambiguation).
"Potentia" redirects here. For the Roman town, see Potentia (ancient city). For the car, see Kia Potentia. For the philosophical concepts of potentia and actus, see Potentiality and actuality.
Potenza (/pəˈtɛnzə/, also US: /poʊˈtɛntsɑː/,[4][5] Italian: [poˈtɛntsa] ⓘ; Neapolitan: Putenza, Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania).
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Città di Potenza | |
Coordinates: 40°38′N 15°48′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Basilicata |
Province | Potenza (PZ) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Guarente (Lega) |
Area | |
• Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 64,406 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Demonym | Potentini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 85100 |
Dialing code | 0971 |
Patron saint | St. Gerard |
Saint day | May 30 |
Website | Official website |
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Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of the highest provincial capitals in Italy, overlooking the valley of the Basento river in the Apennine Mountains of Lucania, east of Salerno. Its territory is bounded by the comuni of Anzi, Avigliano, Brindisi Montagna, Picerno, Pietragalla, Pignola, Ruoti, Tito and Vaglio Basilicata.