Villacidro
Encyclopedia
Villacidro is a town and comune
in the province of Medio Campidano
, Sardinia
, Italy
. From 2005 it is the administrative seat, with Sanluri
, of this new province.
(CI
), Gonnosfanadiga
, Iglesias
(CI), San Gavino Monreale
, Sanluri
, Serramanna
, Vallermosa
(CA
) and Villasor
(CA).
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:...
in the province of Medio Campidano
Province of Medio Campidano
Medio Campidano is a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy.It was created in 2005 from part of the province of Cagliari. It contains 28 communities, the largest of which by population are :-Politics:...
, 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[],...
, Italy
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...
. From 2005 it is the administrative seat, with Sanluri
Sanluri
Sanluri is the capital town of the province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy....
, of this new province.
Geography
The town borders with the municipalities of DomusnovasDomusnovas
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...
(CI
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:...
), Gonnosfanadiga
Gonnosfanadiga
Gonnosfanadiga is a town and comune in the province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy. It is located between Medio Campidano plain from NE and the Monte Linas massif from SE....
, 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'...
(CI), San Gavino Monreale
San Gavino Monreale
San Gavino Monreale is a comune in the Province of Medio Campidano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km northwest of Cagliari, and roughly halfway between the latter and the town of Oristano....
, Sanluri
Sanluri
Sanluri is the capital town of the province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy....
, Serramanna
Serramanna
Serramanna is a comune in the Province of Medio Campidano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 30 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km south of Sanluri...
, Vallermosa
Vallermosa
Vallermosa is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 30 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,995 and an area of 61.8 km²....
(CA
Province of Cagliari
Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....
) and Villasor
Villasor
Villasor is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km northwest of Cagliari...
(CA).