Uta, Uda in
Sardinian language
Sardinian or Sard ( , or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
Many Romance linguists consider it the language that is closest to Latin among all its genealogica ...
, is a ''
comune'' (municipality) of the
Cagliari metropolitan area in the
Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the
Italian region
Sardinia, located about northwest 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 ...
. The main attraction is the Romanesque church of
Santa Maria. In the area near
Monte Arcosu were found also some
Nuragic
The nuraghe (, ; plural: Logudorese Sardinian , Campidanese Sardinian , Italian ), or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. To ...
bronzes, in 1849. According to 2015 census, it has 8,392 inhabitants.
Uta borders the following municipalities:
Assemini,
Capoterra,
Decimomannu,
Siliqua,
Villaspeciosa
Villaspeciosa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,039 and an area of .All demographics and other st ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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