Municipio III
municipio of Rome, Italy
Municipio Roma III is the third administrative subdivision of Rome (Italy).
It was established by the Capitoline Assembly, with Resolution No. 11 of 11 March 2013, which replaced the previous Municipio Roma IV (formerly "Circoscrizione IV").
Geography
Municipio III is in the north of the city and is the sixth largest, with 97.818 km2.
To the south, it borders Municipio II and Municipio IV, to the west Municipio XV, along the river Tiber, and the comuni of Riano, Monterotondo, Mentana and Fonte Nuova to the north-east.
The territory is mainly hilly; the southern area comprising the main urban aggregates is contrasted by the northern area, characterized by a rural environment, mostly included in the Marcigliana nature reserve.
Lapped to the west by the Tiber, the Municipio is also crossed by its tributary the Aniene, the second river of the capital, which runs alongside the areas of Monte Sacro, Sacco Pastore and Conca d'Oro.
Urban areas
Within the Municipio there are the urban areas of Cinquina, Porta di Roma, Vigne Nuove and the extra-urban area of Sant'Alessandro.
Historical subdivisions
The following toponymy areas of Rome are located within the Municipio:
Quarters
Q. XVI Monte Sacro and Q. XXVIII Monte Sacro Alto
Zones
Z. I Val Melaina, Z. II Castel Giubileo, Z. III Marcigliana, Z. IV Casal Boccone and Z. V Tor San Giovanni
Administrative subdivisions
The urban distribution of the territory includes the thirteen urban areas of the former Municipio Roma IV. Its population is distributed as follows.:
Frazioni
The following frazioni of Rome lies within the area of the Municipio:
Colle Salario, Settebagni, Villa Spada
Infrastructure and transport
Railways
The Municipio is currently connected by various urban bus lines, as well as by the Line B1 of the Rome Metro, a branch of Line B, which started its service on 13 June 2012, whose terminus is the station Jonio.
Streets
The Municipio III is crossed by three of the most important arteries of the capital:
to the north, the Grande Raccordo Anulare, which crosses it from west to east for about 8 km, between the Ponte di Castel Giubileo and Via Nomentana; in particular, the exits "Castel Giubileo", "Salaria", "Via di Settebagni – Bel Poggio – Fidene", the "Diramazione Roma Nord" of the Autostrada A1 and "Via della Bufalotta – Via delle Vigne Nuove" are within the Municipio.
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