 Aprilia was part of the project called 2PST by Concezio Petrucci, Mario (Mosè) Tufaroli, Emanuele Filiberto Paolini e Riccardo Silenzi.The area where the city has been built belonged to the Rome county, is the fourth in order of foundation after Littoria, Sabaudia e Pontinia.The name of the city come from the Latin Venus Aprilia – "Fruitful Venus"

With a surface of 17,774 hectares and 71,150 inhabitants , the municipality comprises the city center and the following settlements