Rioni of Rome - Today

Today

After Napoleon lost his power there were no sensible changes in the organization of the city until Rome became the capital of the newborn Italy. The needs of the new capital caused a great urbanization and an increase of the population, both within the Aurelian walls and outside them. In 1874 the rioni became 15, with the addition of Esquilino, created by taking a portion from Monti. At the beginning of the 20th century some rioni started being split up and the first parts outside the Aurelian walls started being considered part of the city.

In 1921 the number of the rioni increased to 22. Prati was the last rione to be established and the only one outside the walls of Urbanus VIII.

The latest reform, which is still mostly valid, was made in 1972: Rome was divided in 20 circoscrizioni (later renamed municipi, one of which became later the independent municipality of Fiumicino) and 20 rioni (which together form the Centro Storico) constituted the first one, Municipio I. The two remaining, Borgo and Prati, belong to the XVIIth municipality.

The complete list of the modern rioni, in order of number, is the following:

1 - Monti, with the Hills of Quirinal and Viminal
2 - Trevi
3 - Colonna
4 - Campo Marzio
5 - Ponte
6 - Parione
7 - Regola
8 - Sant'Eustachio

9 - Pigna
10 - Campitelli, with the Hills of Capitol and Palatine
11 - Sant'Angelo
12 - Ripa, with the Hill of Aventine
13 - Trastevere, with the so-called "8th Roman Hill" of the Gianicolo
14 - Borgo, bordering Vatican City
15 - Esquilino, with the equally-named Hill

16 - Ludovisi
17 - Sallustiano
18 - Castro Pretorio
19 - Celio, with the equally-named Hill
20 - Testaccio
21 - San Saba
22 - Prati, with the notable but not traditional hills of Mario and Pincio

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