Ciampino () is a city and ''

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'' in the

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. It was a ''

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'' of Marino until 1974, when it became a ''

''; it obtained the city ( it, città) status (being therefore officially known as Città di Ciampino) in 2004 by a presidential decree. It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International Airport, best known as ''Rome Ciampino'', a military airport which also hosts several civil flights, especially from low-cost companies such as

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. The city is named after

Giovanni Giustino Ciampini Giovanni Giustino Ciampini (born Rome, 1633; died there 1698) was an ecclesiastical archaeologist. Biography He graduated from the University of Macerata as a student of law but soon devoted himself to archaeological interests, which an importa ...

, a religious, scientist and archaeologist who lived here in the 17th century. It grew from 5,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 28,000 in 1971. Today, the city has circa 38,700 inhabitants.

Climate

According to the

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system, Ciampino has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Sports

A.S.D. Polisportiva Ciampino and Polisportiva Città di Ciampino (Pol.D. Città di Ciampino) were the football clubs of the city. The first team of Città di Ciampino withdrew from Eccellenza Lazio in 2018, focusing on youth sector. In the past, the city had another club, Associazione Polisportiva Dilettantistica Ciampino, which was folded in 2014 by selling its position in the league to A.S.D. Trastevere Calcio.

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* Cities and towns in Lazio Castelli Romani {{Lazio-geo-stub