Maracalagonis ( sc, Mara-Calagonis, ''mara'' meaning "

marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found ...

"), 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

Metropolitan City of Cagliari The Metropolitan City of Cagliari ( it, Città metropolitana di Cagliari, Sardinian: ''Tzittadi metropolitana de Casteddu'') is a metropolitan city in Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari and includes 17 comuni. It was establi ...

in the

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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, aft ...

, located about northeast 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 ...

. Maracalagonis borders the following municipalities:

Castiadas Castiadas is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about east of Cagliari. Founded in the 14th century and repopulated in the 19th century after centuries of abandonment, it is part ...

Quartu Sant'Elena Quartu Sant'Elena (; sc, Cuartu Sant'Aleni; ), located four miles East from Cagliari on the ancient Roman road, is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is the third biggest city of Sardinia with a populat ...

(more specifically

Salmagi Salmagi is a small townland within the hinterland of the commune of Quartu Sant'Elena in Sardinia, Italy. Salmagi is currently a residential area, while high in the mountains, goats are managed by a shepherd. Geography Salmagi is on the sid ...

Quartucciu Quartucciu ( sc, Cuartùcciu) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari. History Human presences in the territory of Quartucciu is attested since prehi ...

, Sinnai,

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 i ...

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Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub