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The zones of Rome (Italian: ''Zone di Roma'') are toponymic subdivisions within the area of the

Ager Romanus The Ager Romanus (literally, "the field of Rome"') is the geographical rural area (part plains, part hilly) that surrounds the city of Rome. Politically and historically, it has represented the area of influence of Rome's municipal government. It ...

, belonging to the Municipalities of

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and

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 ...

, Italy. They constitute the fourth and final level of toponymy subdivisions of the Municipality of Rome and cover, considering only the areas within its competence, a surface of approximately . The total resident population is inhabitants.

History

By resolution of the Special Commissioner Nr. 2453 dated 13 September 1961, due to the new urbanization, the entire area of the Ager Romanus falling in the Municipality of Rome was divided into 59 areas, coded with the letter Z followed by Roman numbers. In 1992, with the constitution of the Municipality of Fiumicino,Regional Law Nr. 25 dated 6 March 1992. six whole areas and part of three others were assigned to the new Municipality, then officially suppressed with resolution of the Special Commissioner Nr. 1529 of 8 September 1993. The following table lists the 59 zones established in 1961. * Z.I –

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 ...

* Z.II – Castel Giubileo * Z.III – Marcigliana * Z.IV – Casal Boccone * Z.V – Tor San Giovanni * Z.VI –

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 ...

* Z.VII – Tor Cervara * Z.VIII – Tor Sapienza * Z.IX –

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 ...

* Z.X – Lunghezza * Z.XI – San Vittorino * Z.XII – Torre Spaccata * Z.XIII – Torre Angela * Z.XIV – Borghesiana * Z.XV – Torre Maura * Z.XVI – Torrenova * Z.XVII –

Torre Gaia ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * ...

* Z.XVIII – Capannelle * Z.XIX – Casal Morena * Z.XX – Aeroporto di Ciampino * Z.XXI – Torricola * Z.XXII –

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* Z.XXIII – Castel di Leva * Z.XXIV – Fonte Ostiense * Z.XXV –

Vallerano Vallerano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about southeast of Viterbo. Vallerano borders the following municipalities: Canepina, Caprarola, Carbognano, ...

* Z.XXVI – Castel di Decima * Z.XXVII – Torrino * Z.XXVIII – Tor de' Cenci * Z.XXIX – Castel Porziano * Z.XXX – Castel Fusano * Z.XXXI – Mezzocammino * Z.XXXII – Acilia Nord * Z.XXXIII – Acilia Sud * Z.XXXIV – Casal Palocco * Z.XXXV –

Ostia Antica Ostia Antica ("Ancient Ostia") is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of 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 derivation ...

* Z.XXXVI – ''Isola Sacra''Suppressed by resolution of the Special Commissioner Nr. 1529 dated 8 September 1993. * Z.XXXVII – ''

'' * Z.XXXVIII – ''

Fregene Fregenae ( el, ; it, Fregene), was a maritime town of ancient Etruria, situated between Alsium and the mouth of the Tiber. The modern Fregene is an Italian hamlet (''frazione'') of Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio. As of 2012 i ...

'' * Z.XXXIX – Tor di Valle * Z.XL – Magliana Vecchia * Z.XLI –

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 ...

A section of the zone has passed to the Municipality of Fiumicino with resolution of the Special Commissioner Nr. 1529 dated 8 September 1993. * Z.XLII – ''Maccarese Sud'' * Z.XLIII – Maccarese Nord * Z.XLIV – La Pisana * Z.XLV – Castel di Guido * Z.XLVI – ''Torrimpietra'' * Z.XLVII – ''Palidoro'' * Z.XLVIII –

Casalotti Casalotti is the name of the forty-eighth zone of Rome in the Agro Romano, denoted by Z. XLVIII. It is the namesake of the ''frazione'' of the same name. The area takes its name from the main road to Casalotti name, probably due to the numerous hous ...

* Z.XLIX – Santa Maria di Galeria * Z.L – Ottavia * Z.LI –

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 ...

* Z.LII – Cesano * Z.LIII – Tomba di Nerone * Z.LIV – La Giustiniana * Z.LV – Isola Farnese * Z.LVI – Grottarossa * Z.LVII –

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 ...

* Z.LVIII –

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 ...

* Z.LIX – Polline Martignano

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