Fiumicino

Also known as municipio XIV, municipio 14

Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the eighth-busiest in Europe, which serves Rome and much of central Italy.

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Fiumicino is a town near Rome in central Italy with a population of about 80,500 residents. It is known primarily as the home of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy's busiest airport and one of Europe's most important aviation hubs, which serves Rome and the surrounding region.

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Italian comune.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
Italian comune.mayor: Mario Baccini
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 213
Italian comune.population_total: 80000
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2019
Italian comune.population_demonym: Fiumicinesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 1
Italian comune.saint: Hippolytus of Rome
Italian comune.day: 5 October
Italian comune.postal_code: 00050, 00054, 00057
Italian comune.area_code: 06
Italian comune.name: Fiumicino
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Fiumicino
Italian comune.image_skyline: Fiumicino (37961999486).jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Aerial view of Fiumicino
Italian comune.image_shield: Fiumicino-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Fiumicino (province of Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Fiumicino within the Metropolitan City of Rome

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Etymology
Recent history
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Education
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== Etymology == The name literally means little river. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with like-named Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini better known as the Rubicon river.

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