Lazio

Lazio (Latin: Latium) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in central Italy. The capital is Rome.

Geography
The region is in Central Italy with an area of . It is bordered to the northwest by the Tuscany region, to the north by the Umbria region, to the northeast with the Marche region, to the east with the Abruzzo and Molise regions, to the southeast is the Campania region and to the west is the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Vatican City is within the region.

The main river in the region is the Tiber. The highest mountain in the region is Monte Gorzano, on the border with the Abruzzo region, with an altitude of .

The Pontine Islands () are an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. They are part of Lazio.

Provinces
Lazio has four provinces: Viterbo, Rieti, Latina, Frosinone, Rome (The Regional Capital)

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+ Provinces of the Lazio region Province Abbreviation CapitalArea(km²) Population(1 January 2017) Density(inh./km²) Comuni Frosinone FR Frosinone 3,247.08 493,067  91 Latina LT Latina 2,256.16 574,891  33 Rieti RI Rieti 2,750.52 157,420  73 Rome RM Rome 5,363.28 4,353,738  121 Viterbo VT Viterbo 3,615.24 319,008  60

Largest municipalities
The 10 comuni with more people living in it are:
 No. Comuni Province Population(2017) Area(km2) Density(inh./km2)1 Rome RM 2,873,494 1,287.36 2 Latina LT 126,151 277.62 3 Guidonia Montecelio RM 89,141 79.47 4 Fiumicino RM 78,887 213.89 5 Aprilia LT 73,934 178.11 6 Viterbo VT 67,488 406.23 7 Pomezia RM 63,268 86.57 8 Tivoli RM 56,603 68.65 9 Anzio RM 54,311 43.65 10 Velletri RM 53,365 118.23 

References

Other websites

 Lazio Region Official site