Pontinia

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Pontinia

41°24′N 13°3′E / 41.400°N 13.050°E / 41.400; 13.050CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceLatina (LT)Government

• MayorEligio Tombolillo (Civic list)Area

^[1]

• Total112.1 km² (43.3 sq mi)Elevation

4 m (13 ft)Population

(31 May 2022)^[2]

• Total15,026 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)DemonymPontinianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

04014

Dialing code0773ISTAT code059017 Patron saintSt. AnneSaint dayJuly 26WebsiteOfficial website

Pontinia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Latina.

Pontinia was established in 1935, as part of the project under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini which drained the Pontine Marshes and converted them to agriculture.^[3] The town plan was designed by engineer Alfredo Pappalardo, an employee of the Opera Nazionale Combattenti, the agency which oversaw the engineering works and settlement of the Pontine Marshes.

Pontinia borders the following municipalities: Latina, Priverno, Sabaudia, Sezze, Sonnino, Terracina.

Twin cities

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Duany, Andrés, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana (2003). The New Civic Art. Rizzoli International Publications, New York.