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. There are 149,575 people living in the city. With an area of 85.45 square kilometres (32.99 sq mi), its population density is of 1,750.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,534 inhabitants per square mile). 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 from 1607 and the Primate Roman Catholic archdiocese of Sardinia, 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. Twin cities The city of Cagliari has, as twin cities, the following cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina Nanyuki, Kenya Pisa, Italy Vercelli, Italy Padua, Italy Biella, Italy References Other websites Official website of the commune Archived 1999-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)