Latina, Lazio

{{Redirect-distinguish|Littoria|Littorio (disambiguation){{!}}Littorio}} {{Expand Italian|topic=geo|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox Italian comune |name=Latina |official_name=Comune di Latina |native_name= |image_skyline=Vista_panoramica_latina.jpg |imagesize= |image_alt= |image_flag=Flag of Latina.svg|image_caption=Panorama of Latina |image_shield=Latina-Stemma.svg |shield_alt= |image_map= |map_alt= |map_caption= |pushpin_label_position= |pushpin_map_alt= |coordinates={{coord|41|28|02|N|12|54|13|E|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes= |region=[[Lazio]] |province=[[Province of Latina|Latina]] (LT) |frazioni=See [[#Frazioni|list]] |mayor_party= [[Brothers of Italy|Fdl]] |mayor= Matilde Celentano |area_footnotes= |area_total_km2=277 |population_footnotes= |population_total=125985 |population_as_of=31 December 2015 |pop_density_footnotes= |population_demonym=Latinensi |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m=21 |twin1= |twin1_country= |istat=059011|saint=[[Maria Goretti|Saint Maria Goretti]] and [[Mark the Evangelist|St. Mark]] |day=April 25, July 6 |postal_code=04100, 04010, 04013 |area_code=0773 |website={{official website|http://www.comune.latina.it/}} |footnotes= }}

'''Latina''' ({{IPA|it|laˈtiːna|lang|It-Latina.ogg}}) 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilancio demografico mensile |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?a=2023&i=D7B |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=demo.istat.it |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120516/https://demo.istat.it/app/?a=2023&i=D7B |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Historical populations|3=1871|4=407|5=1881|6=509|7=1901|8=916|9=1911|10=990|11=1921|12=1227|13=1931|14=1812|15=1936|16=19654|17=1951|18=35187|19=1961|20=49331|21=1971|22=78210|23=1981|24=93738|25=1991|26=106203|27=2001|28=107898|29=2011|30=117892|31=2021|32=127861|type=|footnote=Source: [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]]}}It is one of the youngest cities in Italy, being founded as '''Littoria''' in 1932 under the [[Italian fascism|fascist administration]], when [[Pontine Marshes|the area surrounding it]] which had been a swamp since antiquity was drained.

==History==

[[File:Inaugurazione Littoria 001.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The inauguration of Littoria in 1932]] Although the area was first settled by the [[Latins (Italic tribe)|Latins]], the modern city was founded by [[Benito Mussolini]] on 30 June 1932 as Littoria, named for the [[Fasces#Antiquity|fascio littorio]]. The city was inaugurated on 18 December of the same year, 171 days only to build up. Littoria was populated with settlers coming mainly from [[Friuli]] and [[Veneto]], who formed the so-called Venetian-[[Pontine Marshes|Pontine]] community (today surviving only in some peripheral boroughs). The edifices and the monuments, mainly in [[Rationalism (architecture)|rationalist]] style, were designed by famous architects and artists such as [[Marcello Piacentini]], [[Angiolo Mazzoni]] and Duilio Cambellotti.

In 1934 it became a provincial capital and, after [[World War II]], renamed Latina in 1946. With the arrival of other people mostly from Lazio itself, the original Venetian-like dialect was increasingly substituted by a form of [[Romanesco dialect]].

The city coat of arms is a blue shield with a stylized drawing of the City Hall Clock Tower in the middle, standing on a field of green, and flanked by two stalks of [[wheat]] tied at the base with a red ribbon engraved with the motto ''LATINA OLIM PALUS'' ("Latina, once a swamp") in [[Latin]]. The shield is surmounted by a [[mural crown]].

==Economy==

The city has some [[pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical]], [[chemical industry]] and a strong service sector. Latina is also an important centre for agriculture (vegetables, flowers, sugar, fruit, cheese and derivates).

The former [[Latina Nuclear Power Plant|Latina nuclear power plant]] has been shut down and is currently undergoing decommissioning.

==Transport== There is no airport in the city. The nearest airport is [[Rome Fiumicino Airport]], located {{convert|77|km|0|abbr=on}} north west of Latina.

==Government== {{See also|List of mayors of Latina}}

==''Frazioni''== The ''[[Frazione|frazioni]]'' of Latina are: Latina Lido, Latina Scalo, Borgo Bainsizza, Borgo Carso, Borgo Faiti, Borgo Grappa, Borgo Isonzo, Borgo Montello, Borgo Piave, Borgo Podgora, Borgo Sabotino, Borgo Santa Maria, [[Borgo San Michele]], Chiesuola, and Tor Tre Ponti.

==Geography==

Latina is located in the province of Latina, part of the southern section of the region of [[Lazio]]. The city is about {{cvt|62|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} south of Rome The municipality borders on [[Aprilia, Lazio|Aprilia]], [[Cisterna di Latina]], [[Nettuno]], [[Pontinia]], [[Sabaudia]], [[Sermoneta]] and [[Sezze]].

===Climate===

Latina has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa'') like most of southern Italy.

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Latina (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present) |Jan record high C = 21.7 |Feb record high C = 23.0 |Mar record high C = 25.4 |Apr record high C = 30.2 |May record high C = 34.8 |Jun record high C = 39.0 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Aug record high C = 42.4 |Sep record high C = 37.6 |Oct record high C = 32.4 |Nov record high C = 27.4 |Dec record high C = 22.0 |Jan record low C = -9.2 |Feb record low C = -7.5 |Mar record low C = -6.5 |Apr record low C = -0.4 |May record low C = 1.5 |Jun record low C = 4.5 |Jul record low C = 10.0 |Aug record low C = 9.8 |Sep record low C = 5.6 |Oct record low C = 2.4 |Nov record low C = -5.4 |Dec record low C = -7.0 |Jan high C = 14.0 |Feb high C = 14.6 |Mar high C = 17.1 |Apr high C = 19.8 |May high C = 24.6 |Jun high C = 28.9 |Jul high C = 31.8 |Aug high C = 32.3 |Sep high C = 27.9 |Oct high C = 23.6 |Nov high C = 18.7 |Dec high C = 14.9 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 8.9 |Feb mean C = 9.2 |Mar mean C = 11.5 |Apr mean C = 14.0 |May mean C = 18.4 |Jun mean C = 22.5 |Jul mean C = 25.1 |Aug mean C = 25.6 |Sep mean C = 21.8 |Oct mean C = 18.0 |Nov mean C = 13.7 |Dec mean C = 9.9 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 3.8 |Feb low C = 3.8 |Mar low C = 5.9 |Apr low C = 8.2 |May low C = 12.1 |Jun low C = 16.0 |Jul low C = 18.4 |Aug low C = 18.9 |Sep low C = 15.8 |Oct low C = 12.4 |Nov low C = 8.8 |Dec low C = 4.9 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 79.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 75.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 75.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 67.3 |May precipitation mm = 50.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 23.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 15.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 25.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 79.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 109.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 151.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 108.4 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 8.9 | Feb precipitation days = 8.5 | Mar precipitation days = 8.3 | Apr precipitation days = 8.2 | May precipitation days = 6.4 | Jun precipitation days = 3.3 | Jul precipitation days = 1.9 | Aug precipitation days = 2.1 | Sep precipitation days = 6.3 | Oct precipitation days = 7.7 | Nov precipitation days = 11.3 | Dec precipitation days = 9.7 | year precipitation days = |source 1 = Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale<ref name = ISPRA>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230917192649/https://valori-climatici-normali.isprambiente.it/ | archive-date = 17 September 2023 | url = https://valori-climatici-normali.isprambiente.it/ | title = Valori climatici normali in Italia | publisher=Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale | access-date = 26 November 2024}}</ref> |source 2 = Temperature estreme in Toscana (extremes)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/italia/stazioni-wmo/latina-casal-delle-palme/ |language = it |title=Latina Casal delle Palme | publisher = Temperature estreme in Toscana | access-date = 26 November 2024}}</ref> }}

==In popular culture==

The Italian film ''[[My Brother Is an Only Child]]'' is set in Latina.<ref name="atthemovies">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933413.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |title=My Brother Is an Only Child Review |publisher=variety.com| access-date=18 May 2007 |first=Jay |last=Weissberg |date=2007-05-18}}</ref>

The [[Amazon Prime Video]] original series ''[[Prisma (TV series)|Prisma]]'' follows the coming-of-age of a group of teenagers from Latina.<ref name="Amazon Studios">{{cite news |title=Prisma |work=Amazon Prime Video |publisher=Amazon Studios |url=https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/prisma/1 |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205081807/https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/prisma/1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==People== * [[Manuela Arcuri]], actress * [[Calcutta (singer)|Calcutta]], stage name of Edoardo d'Erme, musician and composer * [[Fabrizio del Monte]], racing driver * [[Tiziano Ferro]], pop singer * [[Antonio Pennacchi]], writer * [[Mattia Perin]], football goalkeeper * [[Karin Proia]], actress * [[Ilaria Spada]], actress * [[Elena Santarelli]], actress, model and television presenter

==International relations==

===Twin towns / Sister cities=== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}

Latina is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|Andalusia}} [[Palos de la Frontera]], [[Province of Huelva|Huelva]], Andalusia, Spain * {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} [[Farroupilha]], Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * {{flagicon|Merseyside}} [[Birkenhead]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]], Merseyside, England

==Gallery== <gallery widths="150"> File:Sanmarcolatina.jpg|[[Latina Cathedral|St. Mark's Cathedral]] File:Fontana in Piazza Prefettura.jpg|The fountain in Piazza Libertà File:Borgo Sabotino church 3.jpg|The church of Borgo Sabotino File:Torre Pontina.jpg|[[Torre Pontina]], the tallest building in the city and the [[List of tallest buildings in Italy|11th tallest in Italy]] </gallery>

==See also== {{Portal|Italy|European Union|Cities}} * [[Latina railway station]] * [[Latina Calcio 1932]] – a football club

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Latina (Italy)|Latina}}

* [http://www.comune.latina.it/ Official website] * {{Cite web |title=Littoria |first=Hanne Storm |last=Ofteland |publisher=Institute for Art History, University of Oslo |year=2002 |url=http://www.handtomouth.net/HSO/Littoria.pdf |access-date=5 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907185142/http://www.handtomouth.net/HSO/Littoria.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2008}}

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