Benevento

Benevento (BN)Codice catastaleA783Capoluogo di provincia

135 m elevation · Pop. 48,834

Campania

Benevento

Benevento is a comune and the capoluogo of the provincia of Benevento, Campania with a population of 55,712 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 4,555 passengers departing from Benevento arrived in the United States.

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Address

Via Annunziata, 138
82100 Benevento

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Località

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

Centro abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Benevento135m45,566

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Santa Colomba II139m643
  • Capodimonte204m378
  • Santa Colomba I140m270
  • Ripamorta II157m134
  • Santa Clementina 1122m133
  • San Chirico177m121
  • Ponte Tavole200m114
  • Pino122m113
  • Masseria de Gregorio211m101
  • San Cumana203m96
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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.

US arrivals peaked in 1903 with 783 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

5k

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

783 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Russo40
  2. 2.Lombardi33
  3. 3.Rossi30
  4. 4.Fusco26
  5. 5.De luca25
  6. 6.Romano23
  7. 7.Zollo20
  8. 8.Riccio19
  9. 9.Ruggiero17
  10. 10.Maio16

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Longobard Places of Power

2011

Notable People

People born in Benevento.

  • Vittorio Bosco LucarelliITb. 1888
  • Angelamaria Cardoneb. 1978
  • Simone MarinaroENb. 1993
  • Manuela De Noiab. 1972
  • Raffaele VerdicchioITb. 1937
  • Ernesto MazzoniITb. 1937
  • Pasquale ColumbroITb. 1920
  • Giuseppe D'AlessandroITb. 1915
  • Alberto CangianoITb. 1914
  • Salvatore PennellaITb. 1899
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