Forano is a ''
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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rieti
The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' i ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil ( Old Latium) on w ...
, located about north 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 ...
and about southwest of
Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,697 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Forano borders the following municipalities:
Cantalupo in Sabina
Cantalupo in Sabina ( Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rieti, on the Sabine Hills of Lazio. It is famous as the reputed origin of the muskmelon called a cantaloupe melon.
It is one of several Italian ''comuni'' named "Cantalu ...
,
Filacciano
Filacciano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( le ...
,
Poggio Catino,
Poggio Mirteto,
Ponzano Romano,
Selci,
Stimigliano,
Tarano
Tarano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome and about west of Rieti. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,296 and an area of .All demographics and other statist ...
.
The Roman Catholic parish church is
Santissima Trinità.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.galsabina.com/forano/
Cities and towns in Lazio
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