Capua

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Capua

Total population

18,820

Coordinates41.11°, 14.21°

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

Overview

Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain.

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

Gnaeus Naevius

ancient Roman dramatist

Errico Malatesta

anarchist (1853-1932)

Robert, King of Naples

King of Naples (1276–1343)

Giulia Salzano

Italian saint (1846–1929)

Silvana De Mari

Italian children's writer

Francesco Tavano

Italian footballer

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Angelo Antonucci

Italian film director and screenwriter

S

Sikelgaita

Lombard princess

E

Erchempert

monk, historian, and Latin poet, form Langobardia Minor

Attilio Lombardo

Italian footballer and manager

C

Carmine Rocco

Italian nuncio (1912–1982)

R

Richard III of Capua

Prince of Capua

R

Robert II of Capua

French noble

G

Gaetano Amata

Italian film director

Giacinto Bosco

Italian politician (1905-1997)

G

Giacinto de Popoli

Italian painter (1631-1682)

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

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 Capua

Le cinte murarie urbane della Campania

Teresa Colletta · 1996

Apparato alle antichità di Capua, o vero, Discorsi della Campania felice

Pellegrino, Camillo · 1651

Gli etruschi e la Campania settentrionale

Convegno di studi etruschi e italici (26th 2007 Caserta, Italy; Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy; Capua, Italy; Teano, Italy) · 2011

Civiltà del teatro e dello spettacolo nella Campania antica

Serena Cannavale · 2015

Carta Archeologica e Ricerche in Campania Fascicolo 2

Stefania Quilici Gigli · 2004

Carta archeologica e ricerche in Campania

Lorenzo Quilici · 2004

Apparato alle antichitá di Capua o vero Discorsi della Campania felice de Camillo Pellegrino figl. de Aless

Pellegrino, Camillo · 1771

Capua preromana

1965

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-16

Domestic Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides domesticus

Seen 2026-09-11

Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Seen 2026-09-11

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-03

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2026-08-25

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Seen 2026-08-24

Italian Sparrow

Passer italiae

Seen 2026-08-24

sweet annie

Artemisia annua

Seen 2026-08-21

ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Seen 2026-08-19

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

Official Identifiers