Cagliari

Cagliari () 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 , its population density is of  inhabitants/km². 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 , 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.


ComuneArea  (in km²)PopulationDistance from city centre(km) Cagliari  85.45 153,394  0  Assemini  117.50  26,703  14 Capoterra 68.25  23,995  20 Decimomannu 28.05  8,051  19 Elmas  13.70  9,270  10 Maracalagonis  101.60  7,808 18 Monserrato  6.50  20,278  7 Pula  138.79  7,249  33 Quartu Sant'Elena  96.20  69,245  9 Quartucciu  27.87  13,109 9 Sarroch  67.88  5,289  25 Selargius  26.71  28,978  9 Sestu  48.32  20,384  11 Settimo San Pietro  23.21  6,677  13 Sinnai  223.38  16,971  15 Villa San Pietro  39.61  2,065  29

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  


Category:Phoenician colonies
Category:Regional capitals in Italy