Administrative subdivision of Rome

The Italian capital Rome is divided into 4 districts, 19 municipalities and 155 town areas. In ancient times it was in 4 divided later into 14 regiones.

Municipalities

The municipalities (Italian Municipi = town halls ) are municipalities that have been introduced to better manage the city in 1972. In 1977, the municipalities were divided into 155 zones ( zone urbanistiche ), which were defined according to urbanistic reasons and most are no longer congruent with the historic districts. Originally there were 20 municipalities. The original Municipio XIV was ausgemeindet in 1992 and exists today as an independent city of Fiumicino. That's why today lack the number XIV in the series of municipalities. The municipalities each have a directly elected president and a parliament. A lot of the administrative tasks of Rome is now done via the municipalities.

The 19 municipalities consisted of the following:

  • I - Centro Storico ( Old Town)
  • II - Parioli
  • III - Nomentano - San Lorenzo
  • IV - Monte Sacro
  • V - Tiburtina
  • VI - Prenestino
  • VII - Cento Celle
  • VIII - delle Torri
  • IX - San Giovanni
  • X - Cinecittà
  • XI - Appia Antica
  • XII - EUR
  • XIII - Ostia
  • XV - Arvalia Portuense
  • XVI - Monteverde
  • XVII - Prati
  • XVIII - Aurelia
  • XIX - Monte Mario
  • XX - Cassia Flaminia

The municipalities are grouped into four planning districts.

  • Northeast ( Area Nord-Est ): municipia I, III, V and XVII
  • Northwest ( Area North Ovest ): municipia II, IV, XVI, XVIII, XIX and XX
  • Southwest ( Sud- Ovest Area ): municipia XII, XIII and XV
  • Southeast ( Area Sud- Est): municipia VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XI

Historic Districts

A first City arrangement is said to have taken place in the 6th century BC under King Servius Tullius. Rome was then divided into four regiones, which corresponded to the city of Rome tribes.

The Capitoline Hill, the Aventine and were not included in these districts.

Under Augustus was 12-7 BC, the city, which had now spread far beyond the original four regions, divided into fourteen regiones. They were originally counted only; Names are in use only since the 2nd century. The division remained until the end of the imperial period validity.

  • Region I: Porta Capena
  • Region II: Caelimontium ( Caelius )
  • Region III: Isis et Serapis ( Oppius, the valley between the Caelian and the Esquiline, Coliseum )
  • Regio IV: Templum Pacis (among other Subura, Carinae )
  • Region V: Esquiliae ( Esquiline )
  • Regio VI: Alta Semita ( Quirinal and Viminal )
  • Regio VII Via Lata (eastern part of the Campus Martius, western part of the Pincio )
  • Regio VIII: Roman Forum
  • Regio IX Circus Flaminius (western part of the Campus Martius )
  • Regio X: palatium ( Palatine )
  • Regio XI: Circus Maximus
  • Regio XII: Piscina Publica (eastern part of the Aventine )
  • Regio XIII: Aventine
  • Regio XIV: Transtiberim

In the Middle Ages this division remained, even if slowly which developed modern names and borders were not well defined.

Rioni

The term Rione derives from the Latin Regiones. From the 14th century, Rome was divided into low 12 Rioni. Due to population growth, the number increased by division of existing Rioni to 1921 to 21 in the same year was established by the Rione Prati 22, the first neighborhood outside the Aurelian walls.

This Rioni today have no administrative significance. In everyday life, the Romans, the historically rich town parts but still play an important role as the new administrative units.

Quartieri

From 1926 called the newly built neighborhood outside the city walls Quartieri ( Sg quarters ). They were also numbered with Roman numerals, where a Q was introduced to distinguish. The district Ostia on the coast was divided into the three Quarters Q.XXXIII to Q.XXXV.

Suburbi

From 1930 11 Suburbi ( suburbs ) have been set up on the outskirts. Since 1961, the Suburbi S.II to S.VI. were converted into Quartieri remained only six Suburbi left.

Agro Romano

On July 6, 1817 by decree of Pope Pius VII the city limits of Rome, which were vague to the point set and the area known as Agro Romano. After the spin-off of the cities Pomezia and Ardea the area that was outside the closed city territory was divided into 59 zones, seven of which in 1992 fell to the newly founded city of Fiumicino. The zone Z.XLIII Maccarese North was thereby divided between Rome and Fiumicino. Many of the zones go back to their designation on old villages or estates in the Agro Romano.

The remaining 53 zones are:

Municipio XIII Caelian Hill Suburra Viminal Hill Velian Hill Aventine Hill Pincian Hill Trastevere Monti (rione of Rome) Piazza Venezia Trevi (rione of Rome) Colonna, City of Rome Campo Marzio Piazza del Popolo Ponte (rione of Rome) Castel Sant'Angelo Piazza Navona Regola Pigna (rione of Rome) Pantheon, Rome Campitelli Ripa (rione of Rome) Borgo (rione of Rome) Roma Termini railway station Ludovisi (rione of Rome) Sallustiano Castro Pretorio Celio (rione of Rome) Testaccio Monte Testaccio San Saba (rione of Rome) Baths of Caracalla Ager Romanus Ardea, Lazio Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport Ostia Antica La Storta Cesano (RM)
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