Ostiense

Ostiense
Quartiere of Rome
Piazzale Ostiense, with the Piramide Cestia and Porta San Paolo
Piazzale Ostiense, with the Piramide Cestia and Porta San Paolo
Position of the quartiere within the city
Position of the quartiere within the city
Country Italy
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Land2.7502 sq mi (7.1231 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total62,339
 • Density22,666.7/sq mi (8,751.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Giuseppe Vasi 18th century etching of Porta Ostiensis (now called Porta San Paolo) in the original city walls of Rome, and the Pyramid of Cestius to the left.
Porta Ostiensis today, the location of Ostiense Museum.

Ostiense is the 10th quartiere of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X.

The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was Porta Ostiensis, because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It now houses the Via Ostiense Museum.

  1. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.