Villamassargia
Encyclopedia
Villamassargia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 40 km west of Cagliari
and about 20 km northeast of Carbonia.
Villamassargia borders the following municipalities: Domusnovas
, Iglesias
, Musei
, Narcao
, Siliqua
.
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
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 40 km west 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 northeast of Carbonia.
Villamassargia borders the following municipalities: Domusnovas
Domusnovas
Domusnovas is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km northwest of Cagliari and about 20 km northeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, in the valley of the Cixerri river.Domusnovas borders the following...
, Iglesias
Iglesias
Iglesias is a comune of Carbonia-Iglesias province in Sardinia, Italy.-Overview:Situated at 190 m in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a centre of a mining district, with lead, zinc, and silver being extracted, as well as for the distillation of sulfuric acid.Iglesias'...
, Musei
Musei
Musei is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km west of Cagliari and about 20 km northeast of Carbonia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,493 and an area of 20.3 km².Musei borders the following municipalities:...
, Narcao
Narcao
Narcao is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km west of Cagliari and about 15 km east of Carbonia....
, Siliqua
Siliqua (CA)
Siliqua is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the island of Sardinia, located about 25 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,077 and an area of 190.4 km².-Main sights:...
.