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Rione

Rione (plural: rioni) is the name given to a ward in several Italian cities, the best-known of which is Rome

Rioni of Rome

The word rione comes from the Latin regio ; during the Middle Ages the Latin word became rejones, from which rione. The word has been used since the Middle Ages to name the districts of central Rome, according to the political divisions of that time....
. Unlike a quartiere
Quartiere

A quartiere is a subdivision of certain Italy towns. The word is from quarto, or fourth, and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods; from it is derived the English word "quarter" to mean a neighborhood ....
, a rione is usually an official administrative subdivision. The word derives from the Latin regio (whose full stem region- accounts for the n).

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Rione (plural: rioni) is the name given to a ward in several Italian cities, the best-known of which is Rome

Rioni of Rome

The word rione comes from the Latin regio ; during the Middle Ages the Latin word became rejones, from which rione. The word has been used since the Middle Ages to name the districts of central Rome, according to the political divisions of that time....
. Unlike a quartiere
Quartiere

A quartiere is a subdivision of certain Italy towns. The word is from quarto, or fourth, and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods; from it is derived the English word "quarter" to mean a neighborhood ....
, a rione is usually an official administrative subdivision. The word derives from the Latin regio (whose full stem region- accounts for the n).

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Rioni of Rome
Rioni of Rome

The word rione comes from the Latin regio ; during the Middle Ages the Latin word became rejones, from which rione. The word has been used since the Middle Ages to name the districts of central Rome, according to the political divisions of that time....
Frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
Località
Località

A localit?, in Italy, is the name given to inhabited places that are not accorded a more significant distinction in administrative law such as a frazione, comune, municipio, circoscrizione, or quartiere....
Circoscrizione
Circoscrizione

Circoscrizione can refer to two different administrative units of Italy. One is an electoral district approximating to the English "constituency" but typically the size of a province or region depending on the election....
Terziere
Terziere

A terziere is a subdivision of several towns in Italy. The word derives from wiktionary:terzo, meaning "third"; and is thus used only for towns divided into three neighborhoods....
Quartiere
Quartiere

A quartiere is a subdivision of certain Italy towns. The word is from quarto, or fourth, and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods; from it is derived the English word "quarter" to mean a neighborhood ....
Sestiere
Sestiere

A sestiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto, or sixth; and is thus used only for towns divided into six districts....