Ballao

Ballao
Ballau
Comune di Ballao
Coat of arms of Ballao
Location of Ballao
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Ballao is located in Italy
Ballao
Ballao
Location of Ballao in Sardinia
Ballao is located in Sardinia
Ballao
Ballao
Ballao (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°33′N 9°22′E / 39.550°N 9.367°E / 39.550; 9.367
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
Government
 • MayorSeverino Cubeddu
Area
 • Total46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2009[1])[2]
 • Total907
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
DemonymBallaesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09040
Dialing code070

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.

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.

  1. ^ Data from Istat
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.