Carbonia, Sardinia

Carbonia
Crabònia (Campidanese)
Comune di Carbonia
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Coat of arms of Carbonia
Location of Carbonia
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Carbonia is located in Italy
Carbonia
Carbonia
Location of Carbonia in Sardinia
Carbonia is located in Sardinia
Carbonia
Carbonia
Carbonia (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°10′2″N 8°31′20″E / 39.16722°N 8.52222°E / 39.16722; 8.52222
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
FrazioniBacu Abis, Barbusi, Cannas, Corongiu, Cortoghiana, Genna Corriga, Flumentepido, Is Gannaus, Is Meis, Medadeddu, Medau Desogus, Serbariu, Sirai, Sirri
Government
 • MayorPietro Morittu (PD)
Area
 • Total145.54 km2 (56.19 sq mi)
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total28,265
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
DemonymCarboniesi or Carboniensi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09013
Dialing code0781
Patron saintSt. Pontian
Saint dayThird Thursday of May
WebsiteOfficial website

Carbonia (Italian: [karˈbɔːnja] ; Campidanese: Crabònia [kɾaˈβɔɲa]) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy. Along with Iglesias it was a co-capital of the former province of Carbonia-Iglesias, now suppressed. It is located in the south-west of the island, at about an hour by car or train from the regional capital, Cagliari.

  1. ^ Population data from Istat