Mandas | |
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| Comune di Mandas | |
 Aerial view of the town of Mandas | |
Location of Mandas  | |
  Mandas Location of Mandas in Sardinia  Mandas Mandas (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′N 9°8′E / 39.650°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | South Sardinia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,401 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09040 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
| Website | Official website |
Mandas is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,401 and an area of 45.0 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi).[2]
Mandas borders the following municipalities: Escolca, Gergei, Gesico, Nurri, Serri, Siurgus Donigala, Suelli.
In January 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda (the Queen-Bee) visited the city on their way to Sorgono. An account of their visit can be read in one of Lawrence's travel books, Sea and Sardinia (1921).
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.