The Province of Caserta (, ) is a province in the region of Campania in southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta, situated about by road north of Naples. The province has a population of 909,493 in an area of across its 104 municipalities.

History

thumb|left|Castle of Capua

thumb|left|The Cathedral of [[Casertavecchia]]

The province of Caserta in the historical Terra di Lavoro region, also known as Liburia, covered the greatest expanse of territory around the 13th century when it extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea and the islands of Ponza and Ventotene to the Apennines and the southern end of the Roveto Valley. In the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Caserta was one of the most important departments in southern Italy.

The first capital of the region was the ancient city of Capua until 1818, then Caserta. and Venafro and the surrounding areas were later transferred to the province of Isernia, established in the 1870s. In 1927, Benito Mussolini decided to dissolve the province of Terra di Lavoro, uniting much of its territory and the Pontine Islands to the province of Naples, although municipalities near Piedimonte and Alife were distributed between the provinces of Benevento and Campobasso and the districts of Sora and Gaeta went to the province of Rome. In 1945, a Decree signed by Umberto di Savoia reconstituted the province of Caserta, and finally in 1970, the modern province came into being. divided between Campania and Molise. The karst massif is rich in water and minerals, and contains many caves and mountain lakes. Other mountainous areas of note include Monte Santa Croce, with the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, on the border with Lazio, the Trebulani Mountains, in the central part of the province to the north including Monte Maggiore reaching , and the Tifatini Mountains to the south. The Volturno River flows through the centre of the province with a defensive outpost at Capua. The southern highlands of Caserta border the province of Benevento.

Municipalities

There are 104 municipalities in the province:

thumb|The [[Royal Palace of Caserta, the largest former royal residence in the world]]

thumb|[[Aqueduct of Vanvitelli]]

thumb|[[Capua Cathedral]]

thumb|[[Amphitheatre of Capua]]

thumb|[[Arch of Hadrian (Capua)|Arch of Hadrian]]

thumb|[[Aversa Cathedral]]

  • Ailano
  • Alife
  • Alvignano
  • Arienzo
  • Aversa
  • Baia e Latina
  • Bellona
  • Caianello
  • Caiazzo
  • Calvi Risorta
  • Camigliano
  • Cancello ed Arnone
  • Capodrise
  • Capriati a Volturno
  • Capua
  • Carinaro
  • Carinola
  • Casagiove
  • Casal di Principe
  • Casaluce
  • Casapesenna
  • Casapulla
  • Caserta
  • Castel Campagnano
  • Castel di Sasso
  • Castel Morrone
  • Castel Volturno
  • Castello del Matese
  • Cellole
  • Cervino
  • Cesa
  • Ciorlano
  • Conca della Campania
  • Curti
  • Dragoni
  • Falciano del Massico
  • Fontegreca
  • Formicola
  • Francolise
  • Frignano
  • Gallo Matese
  • Galluccio
  • Giano Vetusto
  • Gioia Sannitica
  • Grazzanise
  • Gricignano di Aversa
  • Letino
  • Liberi
  • Lusciano
  • Macerata Campania
  • Maddaloni
  • Marcianise
  • Marzano Appio
  • Mignano Monte Lungo
  • Mondragone
  • Orta di Atella
  • Parete
  • Pastorano
  • Piana di Monte Verna
  • Piedimonte Matese
  • Pietramelara
  • Pietravairano
  • Pignataro Maggiore
  • Pontelatone
  • Portico di Caserta
  • Prata Sannita
  • Pratella
  • Presenzano
  • Raviscanina
  • Recale
  • Riardo
  • Rocca d'Evandro
  • Roccamonfina
  • Roccaromana
  • Rocchetta e Croce
  • Ruviano
  • San Cipriano d'Aversa
  • San Felice a Cancello
  • San Gregorio Matese
  • San Marcellino
  • San Marco Evangelista
  • San Nicola la Strada
  • San Pietro Infine
  • San Potito Sannitico
  • San Prisco
  • San Tammaro
  • Sant'Angelo d'Alife
  • Sant'Arpino
  • Santa Maria a Vico
  • Santa Maria Capua Vetere
  • Santa Maria la Fossa
  • Sessa Aurunca
  • Sparanise
  • Succivo
  • Teano
  • Teverola
  • Tora e Piccilli
  • Trentola-Ducenta
  • Vairano Patenora
  • Valle Agricola
  • Valle di Maddaloni
  • Villa di Briano
  • Villa Literno
  • Vitulazio

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 909,493, of which 49.2% are male, and 50.8% are female. Minors make up 16.8% of the population, and seniors make up 20.2%.

Immigration

As of 2025, the foreign-born population is 66,395, making up 7.3% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of origin are Ukraine (9,174), Romania (6,153), Albania (5,120), Switzerland (4,956) and Morocco (4,605).

References

  • Official website