Campania

5 province in Southern Italy

Campania is a regione in Southern Italy with 5 province and 550 comuni. Between 1876 and 2014, an estimated 2,963,323 people emigrated from Campania, peaking in 1906.

Emigration History

Annual emigration (espatriati) and returns (rimpatriati) from Campania, 1876 to 2014. Not all years have complete data, so gaps are normal.

49% of all recorded emigration from Campania occurred during the Grande Emigrazione (1876 to 1914). About 43% of emigrants eventually returned.

Total emigrants

2.96M

1876–2014

Return rate

42.9%

eventually returned

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Campania is home to 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Films

538 films set or shot in Campania.

Province

Every regione is divided into province, each containing multiple comuni. Campania has 5. The regional capoluogo is Napoli.