Province of Rome

This article is about the Italian province of Rome. For the Roman Catholic province, see Ecclesiastical Province of Rome. For provinces of the Roman republic and Roman empire, see Roman province.

Province of Rome
—  Province  —
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Rome in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Capital(s)	Rome
Comuni	121
Government
• President	vacant (2013)
Area
• Total	5,352 km2 (2,066 sq mi)
Population (03-31-2012)
• Total	4,244,132
• Density	Bad rounding here790/km2 (Bad rounding here2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	n/a
Telephone prefix	06, 0774, 0766
Vehicle registration	RM
ISTAT	058

The Appian Way

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The Province of Rome (Italian: Provincia di Roma) is one of the five provinces of Lazio, Italy. The province of Rome is the most populous of Italy, hosting the metropolitan area of Rome.

Geography

The Province of Rome covers almost one-third of the territory of Lazio. It occupies the flat area of the Roman and the Tiber Valley to the mountains and dell'Aniene Lucretili Sabini and, in addition to the mountainous regions of the Tolfa and Monti Sabatini to the north-west, the area of the mountains Tiburtini Prenestini Simbruini and east, the area of the Colli Albani and the northern foothills of the mountains, and high Lepine Sacco valley to the south-east. The western boundary of the province is represented by the Tyrrhenian Sea on which spread to about 130 km from the coast near Rome from Civitavecchia to Torre Astura. In the territory there are several lakes, almost all of volcanic origin, which are concentrated in the north-west of the mountains and Sabatini in the south-east of the Colli Albani.

Population

The main comuni by population are:

Commune	Population
Rome	2,744,941
Guidonia Montecelio	83,039
Fiumicino	69,329
Pomezia	60,438
Tivoli	56,300
Civitavecchia	52,203
Velletri	53,215
Anzio	54,238
Nettuno	47,055
Ciampino	38,199
Marino	38,934
Albano Laziale	39,677
Monterotondo	39,003
Ladispoli	40,154
Ardea	41,889
Cerveteri	35,640
Fonte Nuova	27,840
Genzano di Roma	24,008
Colleferro	22,181
Frascati	20,993
Grottaferrata	20,963
Mentana	20,911
Palestrina	21,232
Ariccia	18,343
Anguillara Sabazia	18,469
Santa Marinella	18,004
Bracciano	18,481

Gallery

Alban Hills

External links

• Official website