Domus de Maria
Encyclopedia
Domus de Maria is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cagliari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,579 and an area of 96.6 km².
The municipality of Domus de Maria contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Chia, Eden Rock, and Setti Ballas.
Domus de Maria borders the following municipalities: Pula
, Santadi
, Teulada
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Cagliari
Province of Cagliari
Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,579 and an area of 96.6 km².
The municipality of Domus de Maria contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Chia, Eden Rock, and Setti Ballas.
Domus de Maria borders the following municipalities: Pula
Pula, Italy
Pula is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari...
, Santadi
Santadi
Santadi is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Carbonia...
, Teulada
Teulada, Italy
Teulada is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari....
.