Masainas is a comune

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 Carbonia-Iglesias

Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Carbonia-Iglesias is a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy which includes the historical region of Sulcis-Iglesiente, the southwestern part of Sardinia.-Overview:...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Sardinia

Sardinia

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, located about 45 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...

 and about 15 km southeast of Carbonia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,437 and an area of 22.0 km².

The municipality of Masainas 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) Is Fiascus, Is Cuccus, Is Murronis, Is Lais, Is Solinas, Is Crobbedus, Is Mancas, and Is Cannigonis.

Masainas borders the following municipalities: Giba

Giba

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, Piscinas

Piscinas

Piscinas is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari and about 15 km southeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente traditional subregion....

, Sant'Anna Arresi

Sant'Anna Arresi

Sant'Anna Arresi is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 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....

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