Italian National Administration - Rome and Lazio Provinces

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Italian National Administration - Rome and Lazio Provinces

Italy is divided into 20 regions (regione) and each region is divided into smaller provinces (provinci). Each province is further split into communes (comuni).

The 20 regions are loosely formed from historical borders and are each individual in their character and customs. There are 96 provinces that manage the local government.

The levels of government deal with different issues, for example:

• Regional government deals with health care, education and general law abidance
• Provincial government is responsible for vehicle registration and licencing, policing and local economy
• The commune deals with local issues such as of building permits, refuse collection and street lighting, the registry of births and deaths, and contracting for local roads and public works

Questura

The Questura is the main police office where foreigners arriving in Italy must register.

• Rome Questura: Click here

Lazio Regional Government

Regional government is the most important and influential after the national government based in Rome. Each region has an elected council - the executive committee (Giunta Regionale) - and an elected president. 

The regional governments are responsible for de-centralising state legislation on major issues to ensure that resources and standards are equal across the region. The regional government has the jurisdiction to set laws within the state constitution.

• Regione Lazio
  At: Via R, Raimondi Garibaldi 7, 00145 Rome
  Tel: 06 51681
• Public Relations Office
  Tel: 800 012 283
  Website

Lazio Provincial Governments

• Provincia di Frosinone
  At: Piazza A. Gramsci 13, 03100 Frosinone
  Tel: 0775 2191
  Website
• Provincia di Latina
  At: Via Costa 1, 04100 Latina
  Tel: 0773 4011
  Fax: 0773 663556
  Website
• Provincia di Rieti
  At: Via Salaria n.3, 02100 Rieti
  Tel: 0746 2861
  Fax: 0746 286269
  Website: 
• Provincia di Roma
  At: Via IV Novembre 119/A, 00187 Roma
  Tel: 06 67661
  Fax: 06 6798786
  Website
• Provincia di Viterbo
  At: Via Saffi 49, 01100 Viterbo
  Tel: 0761 3131
  Website

Lazio Communal Representation

Each commune (comune) is responsible for the local issues affecting the towns and surrounding villages. Communes (comuni) could be described as municipal districts.

A commune is usually made up of:

• a principal town, the capoluogo, which almost always gives its name to the comune (often the Town Hall is referred to as the "comune").
• a territorial subdivision called a frazione (abbreviated Fraz.)
• a very small area called a località (abbreviated Loc.)

The Commune is run by an elected mayor and council. EU citizens may vote in local elections or stand as candidate.

Follow the links below from each of Lazio's provinces to find the commune websites:

• Frosinone 
• Latina 
• Rieti 
• Roma 
• Viterbo 

Some Terminology

• Questura: Police HQ (as in Polizia and not Carabinieri)
• Anagrafe: Registry Office (general term for all registry offices) 
• Prefettura: Prefecture, the office of the prefect (prefetto), the State's representative in a province
• Tribunale Civile: Civil court
• Municipio: Town Hall of a larger town (municipality), also known as a commune and used for smaller towns and villages

Further Information

• For links to regional and provincial government websites: Click here
• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation page, Voting in Italian Elections