Elmas, Su Masu in Sardinian language, 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) of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the

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region of

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 northwest of Cagliari. Until 1989 Elmas was a district of Cagliari. It is best known locally as the location for the airport which serves Cagliari, some to the east to the town. According to 2011 census, it has 8,949 inhabitants.

Climate

Elmas has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

(

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: ''Csa'') with summers being very hot and dry and winter mild and humid, associated with high subtropical pressure. The

snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

turns out to be a rare phenomenon, unlike mountains not so distant. Its precipitation values also bring it closer to

semi-arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...

conditions.

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Cities and towns in Sardinia Geography of Cagliari 1989 establishments in Italy States and territories established in 1989 States and territories disestablished in 1937 {{Sardinia-geo-stub