Castiadas is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of South Sardinia
The Province of South Sardinia ( it, provincia del Sud Sardegna; sc, provìntzia de Sud Sardigna) is an Italian province of Sardinia instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia- ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
, located about east of
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
. Founded in the 14th century and repopulated in the 19th century after centuries of abandonment, it is part of the
Sarrabus-Gerrei
Sarrabus-Gerrei is a sub-region of south-eastern Sardinia, Italy.
Sarrabus
Traditionally Sarrabus, probably from the Roman-time city of Sarcopos, occupies the area of the communes of Castiadas, Muravera, San Vito and Villaputzu, corresponding to ...
historical region.
The area was populated by
italian-tunisians, mainly of sicilian descent, immigrated here from
Bizerte
Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...
in 1965.
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Castiadas borders the following municipalities:
Maracalagonis
Maracalagonis ( sc, Mara-Calagonis, ''mara'' meaning "marsh"), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari.
Maracalagonis borders the following municipal ...
,
Muravera
Muravera ( sc, Murera, la, Sarcapos) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, about northeast of Cagliari in the Sarrabus.
It is a centre of citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering ...
,
San Vito,
Sinnai
Sinnai, Sìnnia in Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari.
Sinnai borders the following municipalities: Burcei, Castiadas, Dol ...
,
Villasimius
Villasimius (; sro, Crabonaxa ), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about east of Cagliari.
History
Due to its strategically important site, Villasimius' territory was inh ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
1986 establishments in Italy
States and territories established in 1986
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