Palmas Arborea
Encyclopedia
Palmas Arborea is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 80 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 6 km southeast of Oristano
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,366 and an area of 39.3 km².
Palmas Arborea borders the following municipalities: Ales
, Oristano
, Pau
, Santa Giusta
, Villa Verde
, Villaurbana
.
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 Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
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 80 km northwest 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 6 km southeast of Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,366 and an area of 39.3 km².
Palmas Arborea borders the following municipalities: Ales
Ales (Sardinia)
Ales is a small town in the province of Oristano on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mt. Arci.This area is the only Sardinian source of obsidian....
, Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
, Pau
Pau (OR)
Pau is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 330 and an area of 14.1 km².Pau borders the following municipalities: Ales,...
, Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 3 km southeast of Oristano in the Campidano area...
, Villa Verde
Villa Verde
Villa Verde is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 370 and an area of 17.3 km².Villa Verde borders the following...
, Villaurbana
Villaurbana
Villaurbana is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km east of Oristano...
.