Ballao, (Ballau in the Sardinian language), is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion.
Ballao
Ballau | |
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| Comune di Ballao | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ballao  | |
  Ballao Location of Ballao in Sardinia  Ballao Ballao (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′N 9°22′E / 39.550°N 9.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | South Sardinia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Severino Cubeddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 907 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ballaesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09040 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
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- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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