Villanova Monteleone
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Villanova Monteleone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Sassari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 150 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 25 km southwest of Sassari
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,528 and an area of 202.2 km².
Villanova Monteleone borders the following municipalities: Alghero
, Bosa
, Ittiri
, Monteleone Rocca Doria
, Montresta
, Padria
, Putifigari
, Romana
, Thiesi
.
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 150 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 25 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 2,528 and an area of 202.2 km².
Villanova Monteleone 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...
, Bosa
Bosa, Italy
Bosa is a town and comune in the province of Oristano , part of the Sardinia region of Italy. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, about 3 kilometers inland on the north bank of the Temo River...
, 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:...
, Monteleone Rocca Doria
Monteleone Rocca Doria
Monteleone Rocca Doria is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km northwest of Cagliari and about 30 km south of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 124 and an area of 13.0 km².Monteleone Rocca Doria borders the...
, Montresta
Montresta
Montresta is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northwest of Cagliari and about 50 km north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 594 and an area of 23.8 km².Montresta borders the following municipalities:...
, Padria
Padria
Padria is a comune in the Province of Sassari on the Italian island of Sardinia, located about 140 km northwest of Cagliari and about 40 km south of Sassari...
, Putifigari
Putifigari
Putifigari is a comune 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...
, Romana
Romana (SS)
Romana is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km northwest of Cagliari and about 30 km south of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 608 and an area of 21.6 km².Romana borders the following municipalities:...
, Thiesi
Thiesi
Thiesi is a town and comune located in the northern province of Sassari, in Sardinia, Italy. It has a population of 3,165....
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