Baia Latina is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Caserta

Province of Caserta

The Province of Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta. The former royal palace of Caserta is located near to the city.It has an area of 2,639 km², and a total population of 879,342...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Campania

Campania

Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...

, located about 50 km north of Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 and about 25 km northwest of Caserta

Caserta

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,334 and an area of 24.5 km². Its elevation is 123 metres above sea level. It is home of the well respected DiCerbo, Perrotta, Landolfi and Amato families.

The municipality of Baia Latina contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Latina and Contra.

Baia Latina borders the following municipalities: Alife

Alife (CE)

Alife is a town and comune in the province of Caserta , Italy. It is located in the Volturno valley, and is a flourishing center of agricultural production.-Ancient history:...

, Dragoni

Dragoni

Dragoni is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km north of Naples and about 20 km north of Caserta...

, Pietravairano

Pietravairano

Pietravairano is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km northwest of Caserta.-External links:*...

, Roccaromana

Roccaromana

Roccaromana is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km north of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Caserta....

, Sant'Angelo d'Alife

Sant'Angelo d'Alife

Sant'Angelo d'Alife is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km north of Caserta...

.

External links

• www.comunedibaiaelatina.it/
• [Map of Baia Latina http://en.comuni-italiani.it/061/006/mappa.html]