Back Latina (Italia) AN لاتينا Arabic لاتينا ARZ Latina (Italia) AST Latina Azerbaijani لاتینا AZB Latina, Lazio BCL Лаціна (горад) Byelorussian Лятына BE-X-OLD Латина Bulgarian
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Latina | |
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| Comune di Latina | |
 Panorama of Latina | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Latina  | |
  Latina Location of Latina in Italy  Latina Latina (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′02″N 12°54′13″E / 41.46722°N 12.90361°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Latina (LT) |
| Frazioni | See list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matilde Celentano (Fdl) |
| Area | |
• Total | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 125,985 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Latinensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 04100, 04010, 04013 |
| Dialing code | 0773 |
| ISTAT code | 059011 |
| Patron saint | Saint Maria Goretti and St. Mark |
| Saint day | April 25, July 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Latina (Italian: [laˈtiːna] ) is the capital of the province of Latina, in the Lazio region, in Central Italy. As of 2024, the city has 127,486 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital Rome.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1871 | 407 | — |
| 1881 | 509 | +25.1% |
| 1901 | 916 | +80.0% |
| 1911 | 990 | +8.1% |
| 1921 | 1,227 | +23.9% |
| 1931 | 1,812 | +47.7% |
| 1936 | 19,654 | +984.7% |
| 1951 | 35,187 | +79.0% |
| 1961 | 49,331 | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 78,210 | +58.5% |
| 1981 | 93,738 | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 106,203 | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 107,898 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 117,892 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 127,861 | +8.5% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
It is one of the youngest cities in Italy, being founded as Littoria in 1932 under the fascist administration, when the area surrounding it which had been a swamp since antiquity was drained.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2024-04-29.