Abbasanta

Abbasanta
Comune di Abbasanta
Church of Santa Caterina in Abbasanta
Church of Santa Caterina in Abbasanta
Location of Abbasanta
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Abbasanta is located in Italy
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Location of Abbasanta in Sardinia
Abbasanta is located in Sardinia
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Abbasanta (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°7′N 8°49′E / 40.117°N 8.817°E / 40.117; 8.817
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceOristano (OR)
Government
 • MayorStefano Sanna
Area
 • Total39.85 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Elevation
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017[2])[3]
 • Total2,719
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymsAbbasantesi
Abbasantesos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09071
Dialing code0785
Patron saintSaint Catherine of Siena
Saint day25 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Abbasanta (Italian: [abbaˈsanta; -ˈzan-], Sardinian: [ˌabaˈzanta], literally "holy water"; Latin: Ad Medias) is a town and comune in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. It is on the main road between Macomer and Oristano.[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ Jeremy Boissevain (1996). Coping with Tourists: European Reactions to Mass Tourism. Berghahn Books. ISBN 1-57181-878-2.