Samugheo
Encyclopedia
Samugheo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 80 km north of Cagliari
and about 30 km east of Oristano
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,429 and an area of 81.2 km².
Samugheo borders the following municipalities: Allai
, Asuni
, Atzara
, Busachi
, Laconi
, Meana Sardo
, Ortueri
, Ruinas
, Sorgono
.
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 north 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 30 km east 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 3,429 and an area of 81.2 km².
Samugheo borders the following municipalities: Allai
Allai (OR)
Allai is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 409 and an area of 27.4 km²....
, Asuni
Asuni
Asuni is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 416 and an area of 21.2 km²....
, Atzara
Atzara
Atzara is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 45 km southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,293 and an area of 35.8 km².Atzara borders the following municipalities: Belvì,...
, Busachi
Busachi
Busachi is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,574 and an area of 59.2 km².Busachi borders the following municipalities:...
, Laconi
Laconi
Laconi is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km north of Cagliari and about 40 km east of Oristano...
, Meana Sardo
Meana Sardo
Meana Sardo is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 45 km southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,028 and an area of 73.8 km².Meana Sardo borders the following municipalities:...
, Ortueri
Ortueri
Ortueri is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 45 km southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,379 and an area of 39.0 km².Ortueri borders the following municipalities: Austis,...
, Ruinas
Ruinas
Ruinas is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 790 and an area of 30.3 km²....
, Sorgono
Sorgono
Sorgono is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 35 km southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of 56.2 km².Sorgono borders the following municipalities: Atzara,...
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