Is Campobasso a region or town? I know it's in Molise.?

Question

Is Molise considered a province or what is it called compared to our states?

Answer 1

Campobasso is the capital city of the Molise region in Italy. It it located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by the Sannio and Matese mountains.

Campobasso is renowned for the craftmanship of blades (including scissors and knives), historically documented since the 14th century. It also famous for the production of pears and scamorza (cheese).

History

The origins of Campobasso are still disputed. According to the most agreed theory, the city was founded before the 8th century as a fortified camp by the Lombards, on the steep of the hill where a castle is. The original name was Campus vassorum, meaning the city was in origin the seat of the vassals of the Duke of Spoleto.

Answer 2

Molise is one of the smallest regions in Italy.  I believe it is the second smallest (Val d'Aosta is the smallest).  Population: 316,548.

Molise is divided into two "province." A provincia is the Italian equivalent of an American county, except they are named after cities.  So, the two province are Campobasso and Isernia.

Campobasso, the provincia has 84 comuni and 227,090 people.

Campobasso, the comune (city) has a population of 46,860.  It serves as the capital of the region, Molise, and as the seat of the provincial government.

Answer 3

campobasso is a city, its the capital of the province of campobasso and of the region called molise (the region has only another province: isernia)

until the 1950s or 60s, molise was united with the region of abruzzo and campobasso was just a province of the larger region called "abruzzi-molise".