Santadi

Santadi
Comune di Santadi
Panorama of Santadi
Panorama of Santadi
Location of Santadi
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Santadi is located in Italy
Santadi
Santadi
Location of Santadi in Sardinia
Santadi is located in Sardinia
Santadi
Santadi
Santadi (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°6′N 8°43′E / 39.100°N 8.717°E / 39.100; 8.717
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
Government
 • MayorElio Sundas
Area
 • Total115.6 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2015)[1]
 • Total3,478
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
DemonymSantadesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09010
Dialing code0781
WebsiteOfficial website

Santadi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Carbonia.

Santadi borders the following municipalities: Assemini, Domus de Maria, Nuxis, Piscinas, Pula, Teulada, Villa San Pietro, Villaperuccio.

Starting from a hill next to the small town of Santadi, it is possible to see how the urban development system develops in concentric circles. This fact gave rise to the hypothesis that Santadi is what remains of the capital of the island mentioned by Plato in the third chapter of the Timaeus and in Critias.[2][3]

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Usai, Luigi (2021-03-18). Atlantide è il blocco continentale Sardo-Corso sommerso durante i Meltwater Pulse: Dopo l'ultima glaciazione (in Italian). Independently Published. ISBN 979-8-7238-5624-0.
  3. ^ Usai, Luigi (2021). La mappa di Atlantide (in Italian) (1 ed.). Quartucciu (CA): Amazon. ISBN 978-3-8482-2822-5.