Lazio facts for kids
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Lazio
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Headquarters of the region in Rome
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Country | Italy | ||
Capital | Rome | ||
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• Total | 17,232.29 km2 (6,653.42 sq mi) | ||
Population
(1 January 2017)
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• Total | 5,898,124 | ||
• Density | 342.27163/km2 (886.4795/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Laziali | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
GDP/ Nominal | € 185.737 billion (2014) | ||
NUTS Region | ITI | ||
Website | Regione Lazio |
Lazio is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in central Italy. The capital is Rome.
Geography
The region is in Central Italy with an area of 17,232.29 km2 (6,653.42 sq mi). 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.
Tuscany | Umbria | Marche | ||
Tyrrhenian Sea | Abruzzo Molise |
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Tyrrhenian Sea | Tyrrhenian Sea | Campania |
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
Lazio has four provinces and one Metropolitan city (Rome).
Province | Abbreviation | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (1 January 2017) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Comuni |
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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
The 10 communi with more people living in it are:
No. | Communi | Province | Population (2017) |
Area (km2) |
Density (inh./km2) |
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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 |
Images for kids
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The Appian Way (Via Appia), a road connecting Ancient Rome to the southern parts of Italy, remains usable even today.
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Saltimbocca alla Romana (uncooked)
See also
In Spanish: Lacio para niños