Canepina

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Canepina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Rome and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Viterbo. The town derives its name from the once locally widespread cultivation of hemp, which was particularly renowned for its pure white color.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Paolo Agostino

Italian composer and organist

Alessandro Alessandroni

Italian composer and musician (1925–2017)

Ercole Bernabei

Italian composer and organist

Francesco Ragonesi

Catholic cardinal (1850–1931)

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Giovanni Bernardino Nanino

Italian composer

Serafino Cretoni

Catholic cardinal (1833-1909)

Mauro Politi

Italian jurist

Giovanni Colonna

cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Giuseppe Cencelli

Italian politician (1819-1899)

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Francesco Bracci

Catholic cardinal (1879-1967)

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Michele Gandin

Italian journalist

Francesco Soriano

Italian composer of the Renaissance, born 1548 or 1549, died 29 July 1621 (1549–1621)

Francesco Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Cerveteri

Italian Marquis and Prince (1672-1731)

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Guido Trombetta

Italian bicycle racer

Pietro Lasagni

Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal (1814–1885)

Galeazzo Marescotti

Italian cardinal (1627-1726)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lazio

• Vallerano
  1.5 mi away · pop. 2,505
• Vignanello
  2.2 mi away · pop. 4,705
• Soriano nel Cimino
  2.6 mi away · pop. 8,403
• Carbognano
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Caprarola
  3.8 mi away · pop. 5,197
• San Martino al Cimino
  5.5 mi away
• Vasanello
  6.2 mi away · pop. 3,890
• La Quercia
  6.3 mi away
• Vitorchiano
  6.6 mi away · pop. 3,214
• Corchiano
  6.7 mi away · pop. 3,337
• Viterbo
  7 mi away · pop. 67,173
• Bomarzo
  7 mi away · pop. 1,615

Browse all places in Lazio →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Canepina

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Colletes hederae

Seen 2026-09-24

chicken of the woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Seen 2026-09-21

Southern White Admiral

Limenitis reducta

Seen 2026-09-21

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-09-20

Yellow Belle

Aspitates ochrearia

Seen 2026-09-20

Holm oak

Quercus ilex

Seen 2026-09-18

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Campanula trachelium

Seen 2026-09-18

Chocolate-band Snail

Eobania vermiculata

Seen 2026-09-17

Mediterranean Slant-faced Grasshopper

Acrida ungarica

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers