The city of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
is divided into first-level administrative subdivisions.
There are 15 ''municipi'' (singular: ''municipio'') in the city; each ''municipio'' is governed by a president and a council who are elected directly by its residents every five years. The ''municipi'' collectively comprise the
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of Rome, which is itself one of the constituent parts of the wider
metropolitan city of Rome Capital
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( it, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 ...
.
History
On 31 March 1966, for administrative purposes and to increase
decentralization
Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.
Conce ...
, the territory of the ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of Rome was divided into 12 administrative areas, called ''circoscrizioni'' (singular: ''circoscrizione''). On 11 February 1972 those areas were increased to 20.
On 6 March 1992, after the
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
that ratified the separation of the then ''Circoscrizione XIV'' from Rome and the birth of the new independent ''comune'' of
Fiumicino
Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the eleventh-bu ...
, the number of administrative areas of Rome decreased to 19.
On 19 January 2001, ''circoscrizioni'' which were renamed ''municipi'' and the direct election of a President to head each ''municipio'' was established.
On 11 March 2013,
Rome City Council decided to merge some of the ''municipi'', reducing their number to 15 and giving them a new numeration.
''Municipi''
Presidents of the ''municipi''
For the current legislature (2021–2026), presidents of Rome's ''municipi'' are:
Urban subdivision of Rome
The ''comune'' of Rome is also composed of 155 urban zones (''zone urbanistiche''), conceived as a subdivision of the ''municipi'', which were established in 1977 for statistical and city planning purposes on the basis of urban homogeneity criteria. Boundaries were drafted taking account of the discontinuities in Rome's urban pattern
The urban zones are identified by an alphanumeric code that consists of a letter and of the number of the ''municipio'' where the zone was located: indeed, the ''municipi'' were reduced from 20 to 15 in 2013, but the alphanumeric codes were not revised.
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Municipio I
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the centre of the city.
It was first created by Rome's city council on 19 January 2001 and has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections. On 11 ...
: 1A
Centro Storico, 1B
Trastevere
Trastevere () is the 13th ''rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'.
Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a lio ...
, 1C
Aventino
The Aventine Hill (; la, Collis Aventinus; it, Aventino ) is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth ''rione'', or ward, of Rome.
Location and boundaries
The Aventine Hill is the sou ...
, 1D
Testaccio
Testaccio is the 20th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XX, deriving its name from Monte Testaccio. It is located within the Municipio I.
Its coat of arms depicts an ''amphora'', referencing to the broken vessels that Monte Test ...
, 1E
Esquilino
The Esquiline Hill (; la, Collis Esquilinus; it, Esquilino ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Its southernmost cusp is the ''Oppius'' ( Oppian Hill).
Etymology
The origin of the name ''Esquiline'' is still under much debate. One view is ...
, 1F
XX Settembre, 1G
Celio Celio may refer to:
People
*Elton Divino Celio (born 1987), Brazilian football player known as Eltinho
*Enrico Celio (1889-1980), Swiss politician
*Gaspare Celio (1571-1640), Italian painter
*Nello Celio (1914-1995), Swiss politician
Places in It ...
, 1X Archeological zone, 17A
Prati
Prati is the 22nd ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and ''quartieri'' Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII.
Its coat of ...
, 17B
Della Vittoria
Della Vittoria is the 15th ''quartiere'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Q. XV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 17B of Municipio I
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the ...
, 17C
Eroi
EROI or the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative is a project run by the Eastman School of Music with the goal of creating a unique collection of organ instruments in Rochester, New York.
The Italian Baroque organ
The first milestone of the proje ...
;
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Municipio II: 2A
Villaggio Olimpico, 2B
Parioli
Parioli () is the 2nd ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. II.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 2B of the '' Municipio Roma II''.
The name comes from Monti Parioli, a series of tufa hills, and was given ...
, 2C
Flaminio, 2D
Salario, 2E
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
, 2X
Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese or Villa Borghese Pinciana ('Borghese family{{!Borghese villa on the Pincian Hill') is the villa built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio (and, after his death, finished by his assistant Giovanni Vasanzio), developing sketches by Scip ...
, 2Y
Villa Ada
Villa Ada is a park in Rome, Italy, with a surface of it is the second largest in the city after Villa Doria Pamphili. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
History
The wooded expanse was owned by the Italian royal House of Savoy i ...
, 3A
Nomentano, 3B
San Lorenzo, 3X
Università, 3Y
Verano
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Municipio III
Municipio Roma III is the third administrative subdivision of Rome (Italy).
It was established by the Capitoline Assembly, with Resolution No. 11 of 11 March 2013, which replaced the previous Municipio Roma IV (formerly "Circoscrizione IV").
Ge ...
: 4A
Monte Sacro
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The Mons Sacer, Sacer Mons, or Sacred Mount is a hill in Rome, famed as the location of the first secession of the plebs, in 494 BC.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', vol. II, p. 871 ("Sacer Mons").
Geography
The Mons Sacer i ...
, 4B
Val Melaina
Val Melaina is the 1st ''zona'' of Rome, identified by the initials Z. I, lying north of the city centre and covering an area of 6.2447 km ².
The classic 1948 film ''Bicycle Thieves'' and Luigi Zampa's '' Il medico della mutua'' (1968) were ...
, 4C
Monte Sacro Alto
Monte Sacro Alto (also known informally as Talenti) is the 28th ''quartiere'' of the city of Rome in Italy, and it is identified by the initials Q. XXVIII. As a quarter, or second level administrative division, it is one of two that comprise the ...
, 4D
Fidene, 4E
Serpentara, 4F
Casal Boccone, 4G
Conca d'Oro
Conca may refer to:
Places France
*Conca, Corse-du-Sud, a municipality of Corsica
Italy
* Conca (river), a river that flows into the Adriatic Sea
*Conca della Campania, a municipality of the Province of Caserta
* Conca Casale, a municipality of ...
, 4H
Sacco Pastore
Sacco may refer to:
* Sacco (clothing) (also Sakko), a type of jacket
* Sacco (river), a river of central Italy
* Sacco, Campania, a comune (municipality) in southern Italy
* Sacco chair, by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro
* Osped ...
, 4I
Tufello, 4L
Aeroporto dell' Urbe, 4M
Settebagni, 4N
Bufalotta, 4O
Tor San Giovanni
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Municipio IV
Municipio IV (or Municipality 4) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy. It is located in the northeastern part of the capital.
The Rebibbia
Rebibbia is an urban zone of Rome, Italy. It was located on the ro ...
: 5A
Casal Bertone, 5B
Casal Bruciato, 5C
Tiburtino Nord, 5D
Tiburtino Sud, 5E
San Basilio, 5F
Tor Cervara
Tor Cervara is the 7th of the Italian capital Rome, identified by the initials Z. VII. It belongs to the Municipio IV and has 13,975 inhabitants (2016). It is located in the east of the city, within the Grande Raccordo Anulare, and has an area of ...
, 5G
Pietralata, 5H
Casal de' Pazzi, 5I
Sant'Alessandro, 5L
Settecamini
Settecamini is the 6th ''zona'' of Rome, identified by the initials Z. VI.. Settecamini is also the name of the urban zone 5L, within the Municipio V of Rome.
History
The first settlements in the area can be dated to the Roman Republican er ...
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Municipio V: 6A
Torpignattara, 6B
Casilino, 6C
Quadraro, 6D
Gordiani, 7A
Centocelle, 7B
Alessandrina, 7C
Tor Sapienza, 7D
La Rustica, 7E
Tor Tre Teste Tor Tre Teste is a district of Rome, Italy, outside the city walls. It is located in Municipio VII along Via Praenestina. It has a population of 12,176.Comune di Roma - Ufficio di Statistica. Iscritti in anagrafe al 31-12-2008.
The area was part ...
, 7F
Casetta Mistica, 7G
Centro Direzionale Centocelle, 7H
Omo
Omo or OMO may refer to:
Geography Ethiopia
* Omo River (Ethiopia), in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin and namesake for all the topics below
* Omo Nada, one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
...
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Municipio VI
Municipio VI (or Municipality 6) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located i ...
: 8A
Torrespaccata, 8B
Torre Maura, 8C
Giardinetti-Tor Vergata, 8D
Acqua Vergine
Acqua Vergine is one of several Roman aqueducts that deliver pure drinking water to Rome. Its name derives from its predecessor Aqua Virgo, which was constructed by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in 19 BC. Its terminal castellum is located at the Ba ...
, 8E
Lunghezza, 8F
Torre Angela, 8G
Borghesiana, 8H
San Vittorino
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Municipio VII
Municipio Roma VII is the seventh administrative subdivision of the Municipality of Rome (Italy).
It was established by the Municipal Assembly, with Resolution nr. 11 of 11 March 2013, following the unification of Municipio Roma IX (formerly ''C ...
: 9A
Tuscolano Nord, 9B
Tuscolano Sud, 9C
Tor Fiscale, 9D
Appio, 9E
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
, 10A
Don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
, 10B
Appio-Claudio, 10C
Quarto Miglio, 10D
Pignatelli, 10E
Lucrezia Romana Lucrezia or Lucrecia may refer to:
*Lucrezia (given name): an Italian name, feminine of the Roman name Lucretius. The etymological origin of the name is debatable, but is thought to come from the Latin ''lucrum'', meaning "profit, wealth". Other s ...
, 10F
Osteria del Curato, 10G
Romanina, 10H
Gregna, 10I
Barcaccia, 10L
Morena
Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
G ...
, 10X
Ciampino
Ciampino () is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It was a ''frazione'' of Marino until 1974, when it became a ''comune''; it obtained the city ( it, città) status (being therefore officially known as Citt ...
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Municipio VIII: 11A
Ostiense
Ostiense is the 10th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X.
The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was , because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It n ...
, 11B
Valco San Paolo, 11C
Garbatella, 11D
Navigatori, 11E
Tor Marancia, 11F
Tre Fontane
Tre Fontane Abbey ( en, Three Fountains Abbey; la, Abbatia trium fontium ad Aquas Salvias), or the Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, is a Roman Catholic abbey in Rome, held by monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, better k ...
, 11G
Grottaperfetta, 11X
Appia Antica Nord, 11Y
Appia Antica Sud
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Municipio IX: 12A
Eur
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, 12B
Villaggio Giuliano, 12C
Torrino, 12D
Laurentino, 12E
Cecchignola
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, 12F
Mezzocammino, 12G
Spinaceto Spinaceto is the urban area 12g of Municipio IX of the city of Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolit ...
, 12H
Vallerano-Castel di Leva, 12I
Decima, 12L
Porta Medaglia, 12M
Castel Romano, 12N
Santa Palomba, 12X
Tor di Valle
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Municipio X
Municipio X (or Municipality 10) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy
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: 13A
Malafede, 13B
Acilia Nord, 13C
Acilia Sud, 13D
Palocco, 13E
Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica ("Ancient Ostia") is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia (Rome), Ostia, that is the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, 25 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Rome. "Ostia" (plur. of "ostium") is a ...
, 13F
Ostia Nord, 13G
Ostia Sud, 13H
Castel Fusano, 13I
Infernetto
Infernetto is a suburban zone of Rome, Italy. Infernetto is under Rome Municipio X administration.
Infernetto is located in Municipio X, the southern area of the city, close to Ostia Lido and the coast, it's almost completely surrounded by Ca ...
, 13X
Castel Porziano
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Municipio XI
Municipio XI (or Municipality 11) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located i ...
: 15A
Marconi, 15B
Portuense
Portuense is the 11th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants.
There ...
, 15C
Pian Due Torri, 15D
Trullo
A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Their style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli were generally constructed as tempora ...
, 15E
Magliana
The Magliana () is an urban zone of Rome, known as 15E of Municipio XI of Rome. It also the name of a neighborhood or ward of the city. Geographically, it is located on the southwest periphery of Rome, Italy along the Tiber River. The neighborh ...
, 15F
Corviale, 15G
Ponte Galeria
Ponte Galeria is the 41st '' zona'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Z. XLI. Geographically it was part of Agro Romano. The zone belongs to the Municipio XI.
History
The area of Ponte Galeria, populated since the Paleolithic, is the ...
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Municipio XII
Municipio XII is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome. It was first created by Rome's City Council on 19 January 2001 and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.
Originally called ''Municipio XVI'', since 11 ...
: 16A
Colli Portuensi, 16B
Buon Pastore, 16C
Pisana, 16D
Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''rione'' Trastevere and whose west ...
, 16E
Massimina, 16F
Pantano di Grano, 16X
Villa Pamphili
The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth-century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome, Italy. It is located in the quarter of Monteverde, on the ''Gianicolo'' (or the Roman Janiculum), just outside the Porta San Pa ...
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Municipio XIII
Municipio XIII is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome. It was first created by Rome's City Council on 19 January 2001 and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.
Originally called ''Municipio XVIII'', since ...
: 18A
Aurelio Sud, 18B
Val Cannuta, 18C
Fogaccia, 18D
Aurelio Nord, 18E
Casalotti di Boccea, 18F
Boccea
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Municipio XIV
Municipio XIV is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome. It was first created by Rome's City Council on 19 January 2001 and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.
Originally called '' Municipio XIX'', since 1 ...
: 19A
Medaglie d'Oro, 19B
Primavalle
Primavalle is the 27th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXVII. It is part of the Municipio XIV.
History
Thanks to several archaeological discoveries, the first settlements in the area can be dated back to 1st century BC: a ...
, 19C
Ottavia, 19D
Santa Maria della Pietà, 19E
Trionfale
Trionfale is the 14th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 19E of Municipio XIV.
History
Trionfale is among the first 15 ''quartieri'' of the city, originally delimited i ...
, 19F
Pineto
Pineto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, in central Italy. It is a 20th-century seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, with sandy beaches shaded by pine trees that give their name to the town.
Geography
Pineto is know ...
, 19G
Castelluccia, 19H
Santa Maria di Galeria
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Municipio XV
Municipio XV (or Municipality 15) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...
: 20A
Tor di Quinto
Tor di Quinto is the 18th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''suburbio'' Tor di Quinto (S. I) and with the zone ...
, 20B
Acquatraversa, 20C
Tomba di Nerone, 20D , 20E
Grotta Rossa Ovest, 20F
Grotta Rossa Est, 20G
Giustiniana, 20H
La Storta
La Storta is the 51st ''zona'' of the Italian capital city, Rome. It is identified by the initials Z. LI and falls within the boundaries of Municipio XV.
The name ''La Storta'' ("the curve"; literally ''twisted'' or ''bent'') refers to a series o ...
, 20I
Santa Cornelia, 20L
Prima Porta
Prima Porta is the 58th ''Zones of Rome, zona'' of Rome, identified by the initials Z. LVIII. The name Prima Porta (First Door) came from an arch of the aqueduct that brought water to the Villa of Livia, which formed over Via Flaminia a sort of ga ...
, 20M
Labaro
Labaro is the 57th ''zona'' of Rome, identified by the initials Z. LVII. It is located 11 kilometres north of the city center, along the Via Flaminia, just outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare.
History
The zone takes its name from a curious ev ...
, 20N
Cesano, 20O
Martignano, 20X
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini's Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired by t ...
Historical subdivisions of Rome
![Rome subdivisions by color](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Rome_subdivisions_by_color.svg)
Rome is also divided into 116 non-administrative units, called ''comprensori toponomastici'' (toponymic districts), which are organized into four groups:
* 22 ''
rioni
The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient Phasis). The city ...
'' located in the historic centre of the city, mostly within the
Aurelian Walls, except for
Prati
Prati is the 22nd ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and ''quartieri'' Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII.
Its coat of ...
and
Borgo;
* 35 ''
quartieri
A (; plural: ) is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns. The word derives from (‘fourth’) and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods by the two main roads. It has been later used as a synonymous ...
'' surrounding the historic centre of Rome outside the Aurelian Walls;
* 6 ''
suburbi'' located in the suburban area of the city;
* 53 ''
zone
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
'' in the countryside of the ''comune''.
List of historic Rioni in Rome's centre
The ''
rioni
The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient Phasis). The city ...
'' originate from the
Regiones of ancient Rome, which evolved in the Middle Ages into the
medieval rioni.
In the
Renaissance
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, under Pope
Sixtus V
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, they reached again the number of fourteen, and their boundaries were finally defined under
Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV ( la, Benedictus XIV; it, Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758.Antipope ...
in 1743.
A new subdivision of the city under
Napoleon
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was ephemeral, and there were no sensible changes in the organisation of the city until 1870 when Rome became the capital of Italy. The needs of the new capital led to an explosion both in the urbanisation and in the population within and outside the
Aurelian Walls. In 1874 a fifteenth rione,
Esquilino
The Esquiline Hill (; la, Collis Esquilinus; it, Esquilino ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Its southernmost cusp is the ''Oppius'' ( Oppian Hill).
Etymology
The origin of the name ''Esquiline'' is still under much debate. One view is ...
, was created on the newly urbanised zone of
Monti. At the beginning of the 20th century other rioni where created (the last one was Prati – the only one outside the Walls of
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
– in 1921). Afterward, for the new administrative subdivisions of the city the name "quartiere" was used. Today all the rioni are part of the first Municipio, which therefore coincides completely with the ''historical city'' (''Centro Storico'').
List of Rome's ''quartieri''
![Quartieri di Roma locator map with Roman numbers](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Quartieri_di_Roma_locator_map_with_Roman_numbers.svg)
* Q. I
Flaminio
* Q. II
Parioli
Parioli () is the 2nd ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. II.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 2B of the '' Municipio Roma II''.
The name comes from Monti Parioli, a series of tufa hills, and was given ...
* Q. III
Pinciano
Pinciano is the 3rd ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. III. The name derives from the Pincian Hill. It belongs to the Municipio II.
History
Pinciano is among the first 15 '' quartieri'' of the city, originally delimi ...
* Q. IV
Salario
* Q. V
Nomentano
* Q. VI
Tiburtino
Tiburtino is the 6th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VI. The name derives from the ancient road Via Tiburtina. It belongs to the Municipio II, Municipio IV and Municipio V.
History
Nomentano is among the first 15 q ...
* Q. VII
Prenestino-Labicano
* Q. VIII
Tuscolano
Tuscolano is the 8th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VIII. The name derives from the ancient road Via Tuscolana. It belongs to the Municipio V and Municipio VII.
History
The origins of the territory - which, as f ...
* Q. IX
Appio-Latino
Appio-Latino is the 9th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. IX. The name derives from the ancient roads Via Appia and Via Latina. It belongs to the Municipio VII and Municipio VIII.
History
The origins of the territo ...
* Q. X
Ostiense
Ostiense is the 10th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X.
The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was , because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It n ...
* Q. XI
Portuense
Portuense is the 11th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants.
There ...
* Q. XII
Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''rione'' Trastevere and whose west ...
* Q. XIII
Aurelio
* Q. XIV
Trionfale
Trionfale is the 14th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 19E of Municipio XIV.
History
Trionfale is among the first 15 ''quartieri'' of the city, originally delimited i ...
* Q. XV
Della Vittoria
Della Vittoria is the 15th ''quartiere'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Q. XV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 17B of Municipio I
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the ...
* Q. XVI
Monte Sacro
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The Mons Sacer, Sacer Mons, or Sacred Mount is a hill in Rome, famed as the location of the first secession of the plebs, in 494 BC.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', vol. II, p. 871 ("Sacer Mons").
Geography
The Mons Sacer i ...
* Q. XVII
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
* Q. XVIII
Tor di Quinto
Tor di Quinto is the 18th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''suburbio'' Tor di Quinto (S. I) and with the zone ...
* Q. XIX
Prenestino-Centocelle
Prenestino-Centocelle is the 19th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIX. It belongs to the Municipio VII. The name is derived from the Via Praenestina and the fortress Centrocelle Centum Cellae of Constantine the Great ...
* Q. XX
Ardeatino
* Q. XXI
Pietralata
* Q. XXII
Collatino
Collatino is the 22nd ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio IV and V. The name is derived from the Via Collatina
Collatia was an ancient town of central Italy, c. 15 km northea ...
* Q. XXIII
Alessandrino
* Q. XXIV
Don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
* Q. XXV
Appio Claudio
* Q. XXVI
Appio-Pignatelli
* Q. XXVII
Primavalle
Primavalle is the 27th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXVII. It is part of the Municipio XIV.
History
Thanks to several archaeological discoveries, the first settlements in the area can be dated back to 1st century BC: a ...
* Q. XXVIII
Monte Sacro Alto
Monte Sacro Alto (also known informally as Talenti) is the 28th ''quartiere'' of the city of Rome in Italy, and it is identified by the initials Q. XXVIII. As a quarter, or second level administrative division, it is one of two that comprise the ...
* Q. XXIX
Ponte Mammolo
Ponte, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to:
Places
England
*Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield
France
*Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Cor ...
* Q. XXX
San Basilio
* Q. XXXI
Giuliano-Dalmata
Giuliano-Dalmata is the 31st ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXXI. Its name refers to the Julian, Istrian and Dalmatian refugees that settled there in the postwar period.
History
Born in the 1930s as ''Villaggio Operaio ...
* Q. XXXII
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
* Q. XXXIII
Lido di Ostia Ponente
* Q. XXXIV
Lido di Ostia Levante
* Q. XXXV
Lido di Castel Fusano
List of Rome's ''suburbi''
There are currently 6 ''suburbi'' with a discontinuous numbering, since some of the original suburbs were established as ''quartieri'' in 1961, following to the urban development of the city.
* S. I
Tor di Quinto
Tor di Quinto is the 18th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''suburbio'' Tor di Quinto (S. I) and with the zone ...
* S. VII
Portuense
Portuense is the 11th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants.
There ...
* S. VIII
Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''rione'' Trastevere and whose west ...
* S. IX
Aurelio
* S. X
Trionfale
Trionfale is the 14th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 19E of Municipio XIV.
History
Trionfale is among the first 15 ''quartieri'' of the city, originally delimited i ...
* S. XI
Della Vittoria
Della Vittoria is the 15th ''quartiere'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Q. XV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 17B of Municipio I
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the ...
References
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