Lazio
Lazio | |
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 Headquarters of the region in Rome | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Rome |
| Government | |
| • President | Nicola Zingaretti[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,232.29 km2 (6,653.42 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,898,124 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Laziali |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| GDP/ Nominal | €185.737[3] billion (2014) |
| NUTS Region | ITI |
| Website | Regione Lazio |
Lazio (Latin: Latium) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in central Italy. The capital is Rome.
Geography
[change | change source]The region is in Central Italy with an area of 17,232.29 km2 (6,653.42 sq mi).[4] It is bordered to the northwest by the Tuscany region, to the north by the Umbria region, to the northeast with the Marche region, to the east with the Abruzzo and Molise regions, to the southeast is the Campania region and to the west is the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Vatican City is within the region.
Places next to Lazio | |
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The main river in the region is the Tiber. The highest mountain in the region is Monte Gorzano, on the border with the Abruzzo region, with an altitude of 2,458 m (8,064 ft).
The Pontine Islands (Italian: Isole Ponziane) are an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. They are part of Lazio.
Provinces
[change | change source]Lazio has four provinces: Viterbo, Rieti, Latina, Frosinone, Rome (The Regional Capital)
| Province | Abbreviation | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population[2] (1 January 2017) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Comuni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosinone | FR | Frosinone | 3,247.08 | 493,067 | 151.8 | 91 |
| Latina | LT | Latina | 2,256.16 | 574,891 | 254.8 | 33 |
| Rieti | RI | Rieti | 2,750.52 | 157,420 | 57.2 | 73 |
| Rome | RM | Rome | 5,363.28 | 4,353,738 | 811.8 | 121 |
| Viterbo | VT | Viterbo | 3,615.24 | 319,008 | 88.2 | 60 |
Largest municipalities
[change | change source]The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
| No. | Comuni | Province | Population[2] (2017) |
Area[5] (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rome | RM | 2,873,494 | 1,287.36 | 2,232.1 |
| 2 | Latina | LT | 126,151 | 277.62 | 454.4 |
| 3 | Guidonia Montecelio | RM | 89,141 | 79.47 | 1,121.7 |
| 4 | Fiumicino | RM | 78,887 | 213.89 | 368.8 |
| 5 | Aprilia | LT | 73,934 | 178.11 | 415.1 |
| 6 | Viterbo | VT | 67,488 | 406.23 | 166.1 |
| 7 | Pomezia | RM | 63,268 | 86.57 | 730.8 |
| 8 | Tivoli | RM | 56,603 | 68.65 | 824.5 |
| 9 | Anzio | RM | 54,311 | 43.65 | 1,244.2 |
| 10 | Velletri | RM | 53,365 | 118.23 | 451.4 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Presentazione" (in Italian). Sito ufficiale della Regione Lazio. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Eurostat – Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Regione Lazio" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Comuni laziali per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Other websites
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- Lazio Region Official site (in Italian)
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