Poggio Nativo | |
Official Name: | Comune di Poggio Nativo |
Coordinates: | 42.2167°N 60°W |
Region: | Lazio |
Province: | Rieti (RI) |
Mayor: | Vittore Antonini |
Area Total Km2: | 16.4 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2352 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Demonym: | Poggionativesi |
Elevation M: | 415 |
Saint: | St. Michael Archangel |
Day: | September 29 |
Postal Code: | 02030 |
Area Code: | 0765 |
Poggio Nativo (it|label=[[Sabino dialect|Sabino]]|Pugginaddio) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 45km (28miles) northeast of Rome and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Rieti.
Poggio Nativo borders the following municipalities: Casaprota, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Frasso Sabino, Mompeo, Nerola, Poggio Moiano, Scandriglia, Toffia.
Poggio Nativo is home to the Santacittarama Theravada Buddhist monastery. Economy is mostly based on agriculture (cereals, olives, vines, fruit) and cattle raising.
Among the main landmarks is the San Paolo church and former monastery.