Zerfaliu
Encyclopedia
Zerfaliu is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 14 km northeast of Oristano
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,179 and an area of 15.5 km².
Zerfaliu borders the following municipalities: Ollastra, Paulilatino
, Simaxis
, Solarussa
, Villanova Truschedu
.
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 90 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 14 km northeast 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 1,179 and an area of 15.5 km².
Zerfaliu borders the following municipalities: Ollastra, Paulilatino
Paulilatino
Paulilatino is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km northeast of Oristano...
, Simaxis
Simaxis
Simaxis is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 11 km northeast of Oristano...
, Solarussa
Solarussa
Solarussa is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 10 km northeast of Oristano...
, Villanova Truschedu
Villanova Truschedu
Villanova Truschedu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 335 and an area of 16.5 km².Villanova Truschedu borders the...
.