Lazio
region of Italy
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Summary
Lazio is a region of Italy[1]. Lazio draws 13,749 Wikipedia views per month (region of italy category, ranking #8 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Italy[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tyrrhenian Sea[5]
- Head of government: Nicola Zingaretti[6]
- Capital: Rome[7]
- Shares border with: Tuscany[8], Umbria[9], Marche[10], Abruzzo[11], Molise[12], Campania[13]
- Named after: Latium[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Province of Frosinone[15], Province of Latina[16], Province of Rieti[17], Province of Viterbo[18], Metropolitan City of Rome[19]
- Flag: flag of Lazio[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Bethlehem[21]
- Legislative body: Regional Council of Lazio[22]
- Executive body: Government of Lazio[23]
- Part of: Central Italy[24]
- Commons category: Lazio[25]
- Patron saint: Saint Peter[26], Paul the Apostle[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[28], UTC+02:00[29]
- Inception: 1970[30]
- Official website: http://www.regione.lazio.it/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lazio[32]
- Commons gallery: Lazio[33]
- Population: 5,879,082[34], 5,720,536[35]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Lazio[36]
- Office held by head of government: president of Lazio[37]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38], Pauly–Wissowa[39]
- Official name: Lazio[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lazio include SS Lazio[41], an association football club[42], in Italy[43], founded in 1900[44], headquartered in Formello[45] and 20513 Lazio[46], an asteroid[47].
Why It Matters
Lazio has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Lazio is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Lazio include SS Lazio[41], an association football club[42], in Italy[43], founded in 1900[44], headquartered in Formello[45] and 20513 Lazio[46], an asteroid[47].