Putifigari
Encyclopedia
Putifigari is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Sassari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 160 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 20 km southwest of Sassari
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 729 and an area of 53.1 km².
Putifigari borders the following municipalities: Alghero
, Ittiri
, Uri
, Villanova Monteleone
.
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 Sassari
Province of Sassari
The Province of Sassari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Sassari.-Geography:It has an area of 4,282 km², and a total population of 322,326 . There are 66 municipalities in the province, the largest of which are Sassari The...
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 160 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 20 km southwest of Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 729 and an area of 53.1 km².
Putifigari borders the following municipalities: Alghero
Alghero
Alghero , is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.-History:The area of today's Alghero has been settled since pre-historic times...
, Ittiri
Ittiri
Ittiri is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km south of Sassari. It is part of the Logudoro traditional region.-Main sights:...
, Uri
Uri (SS)
Uri is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 18 km northowest of Alghero and about 12 km northwest of Sassari and about 170 km from Cagliari . known for the festival artichoke in sardinia, the second sunday in march...
, Villanova Monteleone
Villanova Monteleone
Villanova Monteleone is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km southwest of Sassari...
.