Ciampino

This article is about the town. For the airport, see Rome Ciampino Airport.

Ciampino
—  Comune  —
Città di Ciampino
Ciampino International Airport
Coat of arms
Ciampino Location of Ciampino in Italy
Coordinates: 41°48′N 12°36′E / 41.8°N 12.6°E / 41.8; 12.6Coordinates: 41°48′N 12°36′E / 41.8°N 12.6°E / 41.8; 12.6
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rome
Government
- Mayor	Walter Enrico Perandini
Area
- Total	11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
- Total	38,262
- Density	3,478.4/km2 (9,008.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Ciampinesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	00040, 00043
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	Sacred Heart of Jesus
Saint day	19 days after Pentecost
Website	Official website

Ciampino is a town and comune in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It was a frazione of Marino until 1974, when it became a comune; it obtained the city status (being therefore officially known as Città di Ciampino) in 2004 by presidential decree.

Overview

It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International Airport, best known as Rome Ciampino, a military airport which also hosts several civil flights, especially from low-cost companies such as Ryanair. The city is named after Giovanni Giustino Ciampini, a religious, scientist and archaeologist who lived here in the 17th century. It grew from 5,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 28,000 in 1971. Today, the city has circa 37,000 inhabitants.

External links

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