 Since 1927, with the creation of the Province of Rieti, Poggio Catino, as well as the rest of the new province, passed from the region of Umbria to the one of Lazio.Poggio Catino is a hilltown part of the historic region of Sabina.The municipality borders with Cantalupo in Sabina, Forano, Poggio Mirteto, Roccantica and Salisano.