Poggio Nativo is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 45 kilometres northeast of Rome and about 20 kilometres southwest of Rieti. Poggio Nativo borders the following municipalities: Casaprota, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Frasso Sabino, Mompeo, Nerola, Poggio Moiano, Scandriglia, Toffia. Poggio Nativo is home to the Santacittarama Theravada Buddhist monastery. Economy is mostly based on agriculture and cattle raising.