The Rome metropolitan area is a statistical area that is centred on the city of
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
,
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It consists of a part of the
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (formerly known as the
Province of Rome) and a single ''comune'',
Aprilia, in the neighbouring
Province of Latina
The province of Latina () is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Latina. It is bordered by the provinces of Frosinone to the northeast and by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital to the northwest.
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. Both provinces are part of the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
of
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
. The metropolitan area does not have any administrative designation or function unlike the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
Composition
The Rome metropolitan area includes the city of Rome and 59 municipalities. It is the most populous in Italy with a population of 4,353,738 .
Eurostat.ec.europa.eu: Appsso metropolitan areas
/ref> All are within the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital except Aprilia in the Province of Latina
The province of Latina () is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Latina. It is bordered by the provinces of Frosinone to the northeast and by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital to the northwest.
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. The most important of these by population are: Guidonia Montecelio, Aprilia, Fiumicino, Tivoli, Ciampino, and Velletri
Velletri (; ; ) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring communes are Rocca di Papa, Lar ...
, as shown in the table below.
Municipalities
See also
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References
External links
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Geography of Lazio
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Metropolitan areas of Italy
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Province of Latina