The zones of Rome (Italian: Zone di Roma) are toponymic subdivisions within the area of the Ager Romanus, belonging to the Municipalities of Rome and Fiumicino, 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 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi). The total resident population is 979,446 inhabitants. [1]
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, [2] 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.
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-busiest in Europe.
The city of Rome, Italy is divided into first-level administrative subdivisions.
Ostia Antica is the 35th zona of Rome, Italy, four kilometers away from the coast. It is identified by the initials Z. XXXV and it is distinct from Ostia. Ostia Antica belongs to Municipio X.
Torrenova is the 16th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. XVI. It belongs partly to the Municipio VI and partly to the Municipio VII.
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.
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.
Via Cristoforo Colombo is a street in Rome (Italy) that links the historic centre to Ostia. Along most of its route, the street has three lanes for each direction of movement. With its 27 kilometres (17 mi) length it is the longest Italian road among those included within the borders of a single municipality and, in several stretches, the largest in Italy.
Colle Salario is a frazione of the Municipality of Rome (Italy), located in the zone Z. II Castel Giubileo, within the territory of the urban zone 4E Serpentara of the Municipio Roma III.
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.
Pietralata is the 21st quartiere of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXI, and belongs to the Municipio IV. Its name comes from the Latin Prata Lata meaning large fields, which is possibly a reference to the large amount of nature and vegetation present.
Municipio Roma VII is the seventh administrative subdivision of the Municipality of Rome (Italy).
Municipio Roma IX is the ninth administrative subdivision of Rome (Italy).
Polline Martignano is the 59th zona of the Italian capital Rome, abbreviated as Z. LIX. It belongs to the Municipio XV and has 40 inhabitants (2016). It is located as an exclave in the northwest of the city and it is surrounded by the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Campagnano di Roma and Trevignano Romano.
Tor di Quinto is the 18th quartiere of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Castel Giubileo is the second Zone of Rome in the Ager Romanus, identified as Z. II.
The Suburbi di Roma are the third level of toponomastic subdivision of the Municipality of Rome (Italy).
Maccarese is a locality in Lazio, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Rome. Its administration is divided between the Municipalities of Rome and Fiumicino, of which it is a frazione.
It was entirely part of the Municipality of Rome until 1993, when the former Circoscrizione XIV, which included a part of the hamlet, became the autonomous Municipality of Fiumicino.
The Litorale Romano state nature reserve is a protected area in Lazio (Italy), established by the Ministry of the Environment with Ministerial Decree of March 29, 1996, which includes a large territory of historical-naturalistic interest within the municipalities of Rome and Fiumicino.
With its over 17,000 hectares, discontinuously distributed along the Lazio coast between Palidoro and Capocotta, it is the largest protected area overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Its management is entrusted to the two municipalities in their respective sections of competence.
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.