Province of Rome

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Province of Rome
Nation Italy
Region Lazio
Capital Rome
Area 5,352 km²
Population (2007) 4,053,779
Density 757
Comuni 121
Vehicle Registration ROMA
Postal Code n/a
Telephone Prefix 06, 0774, 0766
ISTAT 058
President Enrico Gasbarra
Map highlighting the location of the province of Rome in Italy

The Province of Rome (Italian: Provincia di Roma), is a province and the metropolitan area of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy, with an area of 5,352 km², and a total population of 4,053,779 residents (2007) in 121 comuni (singular: comune), see Comuni of the Province of Rome. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by firmly rural landscape, just as towns elsewhere throughout Italy.

The main comuni by population are:

Commune Population
Rome 2,714,932
Guidonia Montecelio 74,511
Fiumicino 58,394
Civitavecchia 50,985
Tivoli 50,951
Velletri 50,592
Anzio 47,784
Pomezia 47,465
Nettuno 41,398
Ciampino 37,933
Marino 37,424
Albano Laziale 36,778
Monterotondo 36,647
Ladispoli 35,323
Ardea 34,625
Cerveteri 32,456
Fonte Nuova 24,950
Genzano di Roma 22,607
Colleferro 21,614
Frascati 20,311
Grottaferrata 19,849
Mentana 18,623
Palestrina 18,175
Ariccia 18,062
Anguillara Sabazia 16,624
Santa Marinella 16,531
Bracciano 15,785

[edit] External links