Mandas 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 north 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 ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,401 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Mandas borders the following municipalities:
Escolca
Escolca, Iscroca in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 652 and an area of .All ...
,
Gergei
Gergei is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,413 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: It ...
,
Gesico
Gesico, Gèsigu in Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 954 and an area of .All demogra ...
,
Nurri
Nurri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,385 and an area of 73.9 km².All demographics a ...
,
Serri,
Siurgus Donigala
Siurgus Donigala is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, S ...
,
Suelli.
In January 1921,
D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...
and his wife Frieda (the Queen-Bee) visited the city on their way to
Sorgono
Sorgono ( sc, Sòrgono) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of .A ...
. An account of their visit can be read in one of Lawrence's travel books,
Sea and Sardinia
''Sea and Sardinia'' is a travel book by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It describes a brief excursion undertaken in January 1921 by Lawrence and his wife Frieda, a.k.a. Queen Bee, from Taormina in Sicily to the interior of Sardinia. They v ...
(1921).
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
web.tiscali.it/mandasnet
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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