Villagrande Strisaili
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Villagrande Strisaili is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ogliastra
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 150 km northeast of Cagliari
and about 18 km northwest of Tortolì
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,577 and an area of 211.3 km².
The municipality of Villagrande Strisaili contains the frazione
(subdivision) Villanova Strisaili.
Villagrande Strisaili borders the following municipalities: Arzana
, Desulo
, Fonni
, Girasole
, Lotzorai
, Orgosolo
, Talana
, Tortolì
.
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 Ogliastra
Province of Ogliastra
Ogliastra is a province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra is the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 58,000 inhabitants, it is also the least populous province of Italy. It corresponds roughly to the medieval Giudicato of Agugliastra...
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 northeast 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 18 km northwest of Tortolì
Tortolì
Tortolì is a town and comune in Sardinia, co-capital of the Province of Ogliastra with Lanusei.-Geography:Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, who has also an airport connecting it to continental Italy and the European continent...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,577 and an area of 211.3 km².
The municipality of Villagrande Strisaili contains the frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivision) Villanova Strisaili.
Villagrande Strisaili borders the following municipalities: Arzana
Arzana
Arzana is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northeast of Cagliari and about 10 km west of Tortolì...
, Desulo
Desulo
Desulo is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km north of Cagliari and about 35 km south of Nuoro...
, Fonni
Fonni
Fonni is a town and comune in Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro .It is the highest town in Sardinia, and situated among fine scenery with some chestnut woods. Fonni is a winter sports centre with a ski lift to Monte Spada and Bruncu Spina....
, Girasole
Girasole
Girasole is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northeast of Cagliari and about 2 km northeast of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,020 and an area of 13.0 km².Girasole borders the following...
, Lotzorai
Lotzorai
Lotzorai is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 km northeast of Cagliari and about 4 km northeast of Tortolì....
, Orgosolo
Orgosolo
Orgosolo is a comune located in the Province of Nuoro, in the Italian region Sardinia, at about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 13 km south of Nuoro....
, Talana
Talana
Talana is a town and comune in the province of Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy. The town is located above a valley, at an altitude of almost 700 meters. The area has been occupied since the Bronze Age, with many nuraghes nearby. It was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari in medieval times. There is a...
, Tortolì
Tortolì
Tortolì is a town and comune in Sardinia, co-capital of the Province of Ogliastra with Lanusei.-Geography:Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, who has also an airport connecting it to continental Italy and the European continent...
.