Province of Benevento

The Province of Benevento (Italian: Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento. It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 295,455 (2005). There are 78 comuni (singular: comune) in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Benevento. The territory of the province of Benevento closely approximates that of the Principality of Benevento in the mid and late eleventh century.