Avellino

Avellino
Comune di Avellino
Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Avellino
Location of Avellino in Campania
Avellino
Avellino (Italy)
Coordinates: 40°55′00″N 14°47′20″E / 40.91667°N 14.78889°E / 40.91667; 14.78889
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
FrazioniBellizzi Irpino, Pianodardine, Picarelli, Valle-Ponticelli
Government
 • MayorLaura Nargi
Area
 • Total
30.55 km2 (11.80 sq mi)
Elevation
348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2017)
 • Total
54,515
 • Density1,784/km2 (4,622/sq mi)
DemonymAvellinese
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT code064008
Patron saintSt. Modestinus
Saint day14 February
WebsiteOfficial website

Avellino (Italian: [avelˈliːno] ; Irpino: Avillino [avilˈliːnə]) is a city and comune (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Avellino. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.