Fiumicino | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Fiumicino | |
Aerial view of Fiumicino
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Fiumicino within the Metropolitan City of Rome |
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Location of Fiumicino in Italy | |
Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°14′E / 41.767°N 12.233°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province / Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
Frazioni | Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova, Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro, Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata, Tragliatella |
Government | |
• Mayor | Esterino Montino |
Area | |
• Total | 213 km2 (82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (30 September 2015) | |
• Total | 77,870 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Fiumicinesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 00050, 00054, 00057 |
Dialing code | 06 |
Patron saint | Hippolytus of Rome |
Saint day | October 5 |
Website | Official website |
Fiumicino (Italian: [fjumiˈtʃiːno]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 77,870 (2015). It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the sixth busiest in Europe.
The name literally means little river. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini.
Fiumicino became a comune in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of Rome, being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV.
On 24 August 2013, a small mud volcano popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto roundabout.
Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders with the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Cerveteri, Ladispoli and Rome. It lies in the northern side of the mouth of Tiber river, next to Ostia.
It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (or Aranova), Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro (or Passoscuro), Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata and Tragliatella.