Cagliari
Cagliari (Sardinian: Casteddu) is a city in the region of Sardinia in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Cagliari. Cagliari has one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean Sea and an international airport.
| Comune di Cagliari | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Cagliari (CA) |
| Frazioni | Pirri, Poetto, Giorgino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Truzzu (Brothers of Italy) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.45 km2 (32.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 149,575 |
| • Density | 1,750.44/km2 (4,533.62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09100 |
| Patron saint | St. Saturninus |
| Saint day | October 30 |
| Website | www.comune.cagliari.it |
There are 149,575 people living in the city.[1] With an area of 85.45 km2 (32.99 sq mi), its population density is of 1,750.4 inhabitants/km². It is bordered by the comuni of Assemini, Capoterra, Elmas, Monserrato, Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartucciu, Selargius and Sestu.
It is also the seat of the University of Cagliari[2] from 1607 and the Primate Roman Catholic archdiocese of Sardinia,[3][4] from the 5th century AD.
Cagliari has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).
The metropolitan area of Cagliari
The urban area of Cagliari, with a total area of 1,113 km2 (429.73 sq mi), has a total population of about 420,000 inhabitants, of which 36.57% of them are in the city of Cagliari.
The metropolitan area of Cagliari is formed by the city of Cagliari and by 15 comuni.
| Comune | Area (in km²) |
Population[5] | Distance from city centre(km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari | 85.45 | 153,394 | 0 |
| Assemini | 117.50 | 26,703 | 14 |
| Capoterra | 68.25 | 23,995 | 20 |
| Decimomannu | 28.05 | 8,051 | 19 |
| Elmas | 13.70 | 9,270 | 10 |
| Maracalagonis | 101.60 | 7,808 | 18 |
| Monserrato | 6.50 | 20,278 | 7 |
| Pula | 138.79 | 7,249 | 33 |
| Quartu Sant'Elena | 96.20 | 69,245 | 9 |
| Quartucciu | 27.87 | 13,109 | 9 |
| Sarroch | 67.88 | 5,289 | 25 |
| Selargius | 26.71 | 28,978 | 9 |
| Sestu | 48.32 | 20,384 | 11 |
| Settimo San Pietro | 23.21 | 6,677 | 13 |
| Sinnai | 223.38 | 16,971 | 15 |
| Villa San Pietro | 39.61 | 2,065 | 29 |
Twin cities
The city of Cagliari has, as twin cities, the following cities:
Cagliari Media
Monte Claro culture pottery
Karalitan ship owners and traders, mosaic in Ostia Antica
The Giardino Birocchi inscription, a Punic era inscription from the National Archeological Museum
Necropoli punica del colle di Tuvixeddu (Cagliari)
Is Centu Scalas ("a hundred steps"), the Roman amphitheatre of Cagliari
Saint Peter of the Fishermen church, 12th century. One of the few survived buildings of Santa Igia.
Griffin and Pegasus pluteo, Byzantine Middle Ages. National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari.
Torre dell'Elefante (1307)
View of Cagliari from Civitates orbis terrarium (1572) by Georg Braun
Interior view of the Royal Palace of Cagliari
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bilancio demografico Anno 2012 Dicembre" (in Italian). Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Università degli studi di Cagliari". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Chiesa di Cagliari". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ David M. Cheney. "Cagliari (Archdiocese)". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Dati ISTAT relativi a fine periodo di novembre 2013" (in Italian). Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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Other websites
- Official website of the commune (in Italian)