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Poggio Sannita | |
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| Comune di Poggio Sannita | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Poggio Sannita  | |
  Poggio Sannita Location of Poggio Sannita in Italy  Poggio Sannita Poggio Sannita (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 14°25′E / 41.783°N 14.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Isernia (IS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tonino Abate Palomba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 841 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86086 |
| Dialing code | 0865 |
| Patron saint | San Prospero |
| Saint day | 21 August |
| Website | Official website |
Poggio Sannita is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Campobasso and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Isernia. Poggio Sannita (Caccavone in Poggese) is on a promontory surrounded by the Verrino and Sente rivers,[3] (tributaries of the Trigno river) both mostly torrential in character, especially the latter, which dries up completely during the summer.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ S. P. Oakley. The hill-forts of the Samnites. Publisher: University of Michigan ISBN 0-904152-28-6