Rieti

Rieti is a comune and city in the Lazio region, in central Italy. Rieti is the capital of the province of Rieti and of the historical region of Sabina.

Geography
The town centre is on top of a small hill, in the southern edge of the plain of Rieti, at the bottom of Sabine mountains and of monti Reatini. The plain was once a large lake, drained by the ancient Romans, and is now the fertile basin of the Velino river.

The comune of has an area of , the largest comune in the province, and its altitude is  above sea level.

Rieti borders with the  comuni Belmonte in Sabina, Cantalice, Casperia, Cittaducale, Colli sul Velino, Concerviano, Contigliano, Greccio, Longone Sabino, Micigliano, Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, Montenero Sabino, Poggio Bustone, Rivodutri, Roccantica, Torricella in Sabina and two comuni of the province Terni in the Umbria regionː Stroncone and Terni.

Frazioni
The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Rietiː Castel San Benedetto, Case San Benedetto, Casette, Castelfranco, Cerchiara, Chiesa nuova, Cupaello, Lisciano, Lugnano, Maglianello, Moggio, Piè di Moggio, Poggio Fidoni, Piani Poggio Fidoni, Poggio Perugino, San Filippo, Piani San Filippo, San Giovanni Reatino, Sant'Elia, Piani Sant'Elia, Setteponti, Vaiano, Vazia.

Population
, there are 47,552 persons (22,679 males and 24,873 females) living in the comune, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

 Population evolution 

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Twinned and partner towns
Rieti is twinned with:
 Ito, Japan, since 1985;
 Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, since 2000;
 Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 2010.

Related pages
 List of comuni of the Province of Rieti

References

Other websites

 Rieti official website  

Category:Capital cities in Italy
Category:Cities in Lazio
Category:Province of Rieti