Capena

Capena
Comune di Capena
View down Via Fausto Cecconi
Location of Capena
Capena
Location of Capena in Italy
Capena
Capena (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°08′25″N 12°32′25″E / 42.14028°N 12.54028°E / 42.14028; 12.54028
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome
Government
  MayorRoberto Barbetti
Area
  Total
29.51 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2017)
  Total
10,699
  Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
DemonymCapenati
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00060
Dialing code06
Patron saintSt. Luke
Saint dayOctober 18
WebsiteOfficial website

Capena (until 1933 called Leprignano) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio region (central Italy). The town has borrowed its modern name from a pre-Roman and Roman settlement that was 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to its north.