The Rome metropolitan area is a statistical area that is centred on the city of Rome, Italy. It consists of a part of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (formerly known as the Province of Rome) and a single comune, Aprilia, in the neighbouring Province of Latina. Both provinces are part of the region of Lazio. The metropolitan area does not have any administrative designation or function unlike the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
Skyline of Rome, the heart of the metropolitan area
Composition
The Rome metropolitan area includes the city of Rome and 59 municipalities. It is the third-most populous in Italy with a population of 4,353,738 as of 2017[update].[3] All are within the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital except Aprilia in the Province of Latina. The most important of these by population are: Guidonia Montecelio, Aprilia, Fiumicino, Tivoli, Ciampino, and Velletri, as shown in the table below.
