Ballao
Ballau | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Ballao | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ballao Location of Ballao in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′N 9°22′E / 39.550°N 9.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Cagliari (CA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Severino Cubeddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 907 |
| • Density | 19.4/km2 (50.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ballaesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09040 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
Ballao (Sardinian: Ballau) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion.
It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the Flumendosa river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.
Ballao borders the following municipalities: Armungia, Escalaplano, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, Villaputzu.
References
[edit]- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
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