Montagano

Comune in Molise, Italy

Location of Montagano

41°39′N 14°40′E / 41.650°N 14.667°E / 41.650; 14.667CountryItalyRegionMoliseProvinceCampobasso (CB)Government

• MayorGiuseppantonio MarianoArea

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• Total26.5 km² (10.2 sq mi)Elevation

803 m (2,635 ft)Population

(31 May 2016)^[2]

• Total1,082 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)DemonymMontaganesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

86023

Dialing code0874Patron saintSant' AlessandroWebsiteOfficial website

Montagano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Campobasso. Montagano rises on one side of the Biferno river, where once stood an ancient Samnite town where inhabitants in the 4th century B.C. sided with Hannibal against Rome.

Montagano is a beautiful and quaint, white stone village surrounded by farmland that borders the following municipalities: Limosano, Matrice, Petrella Tifernina, Ripalimosani.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Data from ISTAT