Cagliari
Casteddu (Sardinian) | |
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| Comune di Cagliari | |
 Bastione of Saint Remy; Marina Piccola; View of Castello; Basilica of San Saturnino; City Hall; Basilica of Bonaria; View of the Poetto beach; View of Monte Claro park; View of Molentargius park | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Cagliari  | |
  Cagliari Location of Cagliari in Italy  Cagliari Cagliari (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′40″N 09°06′40″E / 39.22778°N 9.11111°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Cagliari (CA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Massimo Zedda (Progressive Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.45 km2 (32.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 154,460 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09100 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
| ISTAT code | 092009 |
| Patron saint | St. Saturninus |
| Saint day | 30 October |
| Website | Official website |
Cagliari (/kælˈjɑːri/, also UK: /ˌkæliˈɑːri, ˈkæljəri/, US: /ˈkɑːljəri/;[3][4][5][6] Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ; Sardinian: Casteddu [kasˈteɖːu];[a] Latin: Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy.[7] It has about 155,000 inhabitants,[8] while its metropolitan city (including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities) has about 420,000 inhabitants. According to Eurostat, the population of the functional urban area, the commuting zone of Cagliari, rises to 476,975.[9] Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia.
An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the Neolithic to today. Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas, very damaged by cave activity, a large Carthaginian era necropolis, a Roman era amphitheatre, a Byzantine basilica, three Pisan-era towers and a strong system of fortification that made the town the core of Spanish Habsburg imperial power in the western Mediterranean Sea. Its natural resources have always been its sheltered harbour, the often powerfully fortified hill of Castel di Castro, the modern Casteddu, the salt from its lagoons, and, from the hinterland, wheat from the Campidano plain and silver and other ores from the Iglesiente mines.
Cagliari was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1324 to 1848, when Turin became the formal capital of the kingdom (which in 1861 became the Kingdom of Italy). Today the city is a regional cultural, educational, political and artistic centre, known for its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments.[10] It is also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub, having one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean Sea, an international airport, and the 106th highest income level in Italy (among 8,092 comuni), comparable to that of several northern Italian cities.[11]
It is also the seat of the University of Cagliari,[12] founded in 1607, and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari,[13][14] since the 5th century AD.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from Istat
- ^ "Cagliari" (US) and "Cagliari". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Cagliari". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Cagliari". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Aarhus". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Regione Autonoma della Sardegna". Regione.sardegna.it. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistiche Istat". Dati.istat.it. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Data services - Eurostat".
- ^ "Cagliari art (Italian Language Schools and Courses to Learn Italian in Italy.)". It-schools.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Nell'Italia delle tasse Milano stacca tutti - Guarda il reddito del tuo Comune". Il Sole 24 ORE. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ sistemi e grafiche netsoul srl www.netsoul.net. "Universitр degli studi di Cagliari". unica.it. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Chiesa di Cagliari". Chiesadicagliari.it. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Cagliari". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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