Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | |
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Aerial view of Rome | |
![]() Location of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | |
Coordinates: 41°53′35″N 12°28′58″E / 41.89306°N 12.48278°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lazio |
Established | 1 January 2015 |
Capital(s) | Rome |
Comuni | 121 |
Government | |
• Metropolitan Mayor | Roberto Gualtieri (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,214,463[1] |
• Density | 812/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €163.462 billion |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | IT-62 |
ISTAT | 258[3] |
Website | cittametropolitanaroma.gov.it |
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italian: città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 other comuni (sg.: comune) in the hinterland of the city. With more than 4.3 million inhabitants, it is the largest metropolitan city in Italy.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 2,150,670 | — |
1961 | 2,775,380 | +29.0% |
1971 | 3,490,377 | +25.8% |
1981 | 3,695,961 | +5.9% |
1991 | 3,761,067 | +1.8% |
2001 | 3,700,424 | −1.6% |
2011 | 3,997,465 | +8.0% |
2021 | 4,216,874 | +5.5% |
Source: ISTAT |
It was established on 1 January 2015 by the terms of Law 142/1990 (Reform of local authorities) and by Law 56/2014. It superseded the province of Rome. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Sindaco metropolitano) and governed by the Metropolitan Council (Consiglio metropolitano). Roberto Gualtieri is the incumbent mayor, having taken office on 21 October 2021.