Municipio I

The Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome (Italy), encompassing the centre of the city.

Municipio I di Roma
Municipio of Rome
Flag
Location of Municipio I of Rome
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ComuneRoma Capitale
Established19 January 2001
11 March 2013 (resized)
Government
 • PresidentSabrina Alfonsi (PD)
(2016–2021)
Area
 • Total7.69 sq mi (19.91 km2)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total186,802
 • Density24,300/sq mi (9,382/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteMunicipio I of Rome

It was first created by Rome's city council on 19 January 2001 and has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections. On 11 March 2013 its borders were modified and it was expanded with the incorporation of part of the abolished Municipio XVII.[1] Since then all the rioni of Rome, which are the city's historic districts, form part of Municipio I together with the localities Delle Vittorie and Eroi.

Subdivision

Municipio I is divided into 11 localities:

Locality
 Inhabitants
31 December 2010
1a Historical Centre
 39,288
1b Trastevere
 21,749
1c Aventino
 8,798
1d Testaccio
 8,373
1e Esquilino
 37,383
1f XX Settembre
 10,670
1g Celio
 4,524
1x Archeological Zone
 1,102
17a Prati
 20,538
17b Delle Vittorie
 27,750
17c Eroi
 21,199
Not localised
 128

Rioni
Rioni of Municipio I.

Since 2013 the territory includes all 22 rioni: R.I Monti, R.II Trevi, R.III Colonna, R.IV Campo Marzio, R.V Ponte, R.VI Parione, R.VII Regola, R.VIII Sant'Eustachio, R.IX Pigna, R.X Campitelli, R.XI Sant'Angelo, R.XII Ripa, R.XIII Trastevere, R.XIV Borgo, R.XV Esquilino, R.XVI Ludovisi, R.XVII Sallustiano, R.XVIII Castro Pretorio, R.XIX Celio, R.XX Testaccio, R.XXI San Saba and R.XXII Prati.

Municipal Government
The seat of the Municipio I in Via Petroselli.

The President of the municipio is directly elected by citizens. The Council of the municipio is elected every five years, with a system under which voters express a direct choice for the President or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support.

Last election occurred on 5 and 19 June 2016:

Candidate Party Votes % Run-off %
Sabrina Alfonsi PD 26,327 38.69 31,695 50.84
Maria Giuseppina Campanini M5S 13,738 20.19 30,651 49.16
Stefano Tozzi FdI 11,879 17.46
Maurizio Esposito FI 9,138 13.43
Others 6,968 10.26
Total 68,053 100.00 62,346 100.00

Table below shows the current composition of the Council:

Term Majority Opposition Total President
2016–2021 11 PD
1 RI
2 Others		 3 M5S
3 FdI
3 FI
1 SI		 24 Sabrina Alfonsi (PD)

Here is a list of presidents of the municipio since the office was created in 2001:

President Party Coalition In office
Giuseppe Lobefaro DL Centre-left 2001–2008
Orlando Corsetti PD Centre-left 2008–2013
Sabrina Alfonsi PD Centre-left since 2013

Geography

The area of the municipality occupies the central districts of the town, including the whole historic district enclosed by the Aurelian Walls and the Janiculum walls and crossed by the Tiber, which makes part of UNESCO's List of World Heritage Sites. The quarters built over the river in the late XIX Century and the beginning of XX Century between the Vatican Hill and Monte Mario (Prati, Trionfale, Della Vittoria) are also within its borders.

The ancient core of the Municipio are the historic seven hills (Palatine, Aventine, Capitolium, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline and Caelian), as well as the Janiculum, the Pincian Hill and the artificial hillocks of Monte Testaccio and Monte Giordano. Along the Tiber rises the Tiber Island.

Culture

Libraries
  • Enzo Tortora (Via Zabaglia)
  • Rispoli (Piazza Grazioli)
  • Giordano Bruno (Via Giordano Bruno)
  • Centrale Ragazzi (Via San Paolo alla Regola)
  • Romana Sarti (Piazza dell'Accademia di San Luca)
  • Casa della Memoria e della Storia (Via San Francesco di Sales)
  • Casa delle Traduzioni (Via degli Avignonesi)
  • Library of the Scuola popolare di musica di Testaccio (Piazza Orazio Giustiniani)

Museums

The Municipio hosts 103 museums (70 municipal museums and 33 State museums),[2] such as the Vittoriano, the Capitoline Museums, the Scuderie del Quirinale, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni and the Museo Alfonso Gallo

Cinemas

Theatres

Transport

Stations of Rome Metro in the Municipio:

The public transport is ensured by numerous access points to the rail lines, as well as many bus, trolleybuses and trams (line 8 towards Gianicolense and lines 5 and 14 towards Via Prenestina).

In this Municipio, or at its borders, there is Roma Termini railway station (the main railway yard in the town, with regional, national and international connections, among which the Rome–Naples high-speed railway), the Roma Ostiense railway station, the central sections of the Line A and Line B of the Metro (with interchange at Roma Termini) and the terminus of the three regional railways Rome-Lido, Rome North and Rome-Giardinetti. Roma Trastevere and Roma San Pietro railway stations are also very close and easily accessible.

Roma Termini has a direct rail link with Fiumicino Airport, served by the Leonardo Express, as well as many bus lines both to Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports.

References
  1. "Roma, sì all'accorpamento dei municipi: il Consiglio li riduce da 19 a 15". Il Messaggero. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. "Social master plan 2008–2010 – Municipio Roma Historic centre". 29 May 2011.

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