Potenza

Potenza (PZ)Codice catastaleG942Capoluogo di regione

819 m elevation · Pop. 59,381

Basilicata

Potenza

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Potenza is a comune and the capoluogo of Basilicata with a population of 63,864 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 7,230 passengers departing from Potenza arrived in the United States.

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Address

Piazza Matteotti, 1
85100 Potenza

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Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Potenza819m55,581
  • Giuliano951m312
  • San Nicola852m140
  • Avigliano Lucania750m92

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Dragonara799m449
  • Masseria Romaniello881m229
  • Masseria Viggiani793m149
  • Pian Cardillo918m137
  • San Luca Branca697m126
  • Masseria Vaccaro950m110
  • Costa della Gaveta766m95
  • Macchia Capraia920m94
  • San Francesco822m93
  • Giarrossa Centro920m92
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Population and Migration

This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.

The population has grown 298% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Potenza between 1830 and 1912 equal 11% of its current population, peaking in 1903.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Potenza for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

7k

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

1k arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Potenza recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Pergola50
  2. 2.Santangelo40
  3. 3.Marchese32
  4. 4.Fiore27
  5. 5.Palese25
  6. 6.Brienza25
  7. 7.Romano24
  8. 8.Pace24
  9. 9.Marino24
  10. 10.Corrado22

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Notable People

People born in Potenza.

  • Claudio MerendaITb. 1921
  • Francesco Paolo FigliuoloENITb. 1961
  • Roberto Mazzarellib. 1988
  • Ernesto Belisariob. 1977
  • Maria Caterina De Bonisb. 1968
  • Rocco SampognaITb. 1947
  • Antonio BellinoITb. 1925
  • Imperio Napolitanob. 1937
  • Maria Micelib. 1968
  • Cecilia D'EliaENITb. 1963
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