Map of Potenza, Italy
Potenza is the administrative centre of Basilicate, Italy, with a population of about 56,433. It lies at 40.6418°N, 15.8079°E, about 819 m above sea level. Potenza is about 309 km (192 mi) southeast of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gravina in Puglia, 55 km to the east.
Potenza at a glance
Country
Region
Basilicate
Population
56,433GeoNames
Coordinates
40.6418, 15.807940°38′30″N 15°48′29″E
Time zone
Europe/RomeUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
819 m (2,687 ft)
Distance to Rome
309 km (192 mi)
Where is Potenza?
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Potenza
- Gravina in Puglia — 55 km east
- Altamura — 66 km east
- Matera — 67 km east
- Cerignola — 70 km north
- Battipaglia — 70 km west
- Corato — 76 km northeast
- Andria — 77 km northeast
- Barletta — 85 km northeast
- Salerno — 86 km west
- Trani — 87 km northeast
Largest cities in Basilicate
- Matera — 60,403
Largest cities in Italy
- Rome — 2,318,895
- Milan — 1,371,498
- Naples — 909,048
- Turin — 847,287
- Palermo — 648,260
- Genoa — 580,097
- Bologna — 394,843
- Florence — 367,150
- Bari — 316,491
- Catania — 311,584
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.