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Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lazio
- Province
- Latina (LT)
- Frazioni
- Campo Inglese, Giancos, Guarini, I Conti, Le Forna, Santa Maria
- Mayor
- Francesco Ambrosino ( Civic list )
- Total
- 10.16 km (3.92 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Density
- 328.6/km (851.2/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Ponzesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 04027
- Dialing code
- 0771
- Istat code
- 059018
- Patron saint
- St. Silverius
- Saint day
- June 20
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ponza is a comune (municipality) of the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio. It comprises the four islands of the western part of the Pontine archipelago in the Gulf of Gaeta (central Tyrrhenian Sea): Ponza itself, Palmarola, Zannone, and Gavi. The economy of Ponza is essentially based on fishing and summer tourism.
The islands
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