Ponza (commune)
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- For history and geography of the island, see Ponza
| Comune di Ponza | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Latina (LT) |
| Mayor | Porzio Pompeo |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Area | 9.87 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 3,242 |
| - Density | 328/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Ponzesi |
| Dialing code | 0771 |
| Postal code | 04027 |
| Frazioni | Guarini, Giancos, I Conti, Santa Maria, Campo Inglese e Le Forna |
| Patron | St. Silverius |
| - Day | June 20 |
| Website: www.comune.ponza.lt.it | |
Ponza is a city and commune in the province of Latina. It occupies the island with the same name, part of the Pontine Islands archipelago in the Gulf of Gaeta, central Tyrrhenian Sea.
The economy of Ponza is essentially based on fishing and, in summer, on tourism.
Lazio · Communes of the province of Latina
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Aprilia | Bassiano | Campodimele | Castelforte | Cisterna di Latina | Cori | Fondi | Formia | Gaeta | Itri | Latina | Lenola | Maenza | Minturno | Monte San Biagio | Norma | Pontinia | Ponza | Priverno | Prossedi | Rocca Massima | Roccagorga | Roccasecca dei Volsci | Sabaudia | San Felice Circeo | Santi Cosma e Damiano | Sermoneta | Sezze | Sonnino | Sperlonga | Spigno Saturnia | Terracina | Ventotene |
