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Cagliari

Cagliari
Comune di Cagliari
Cathedral of Cagliari
Cathedral of Cagliari
Flag of Cagliari
Coat of arms of Cagliari
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Cagliari is located in Italy
Cagliari
Cagliari
Location of Cagliari in Italy
Cagliari is located in Sardinia
Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°13′40″N 09°06′40″E / 39.22778°N 9.11111°E / 39.22778; 9.11111
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceCagliari (CA)
FrazioniPirri, Poetto, Giorgino
Government
  MayorPaolo Truzzu (Brothers of Italy)
Area
  Total84.8 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2026)[2]
  Total145,981
DemonymCagliaritani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09100
Dialing code070
Patron saintSt. Saturninus
Saint dayOctober 30
Websitewww.comune.cagliari.it

Cagliari (Sardinian: Casteddu) is a city in the region of Sardinia in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Cagliari. Cagliari has one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean Sea and an international airport.

There are 149,575 people living in the city.[3] With an area of 85.45 km2 (32.99 sq mi), its population density is of 1,750.4 inhabitants/km². It is bordered by the comuni of Assemini, Capoterra, Elmas, Monserrato, Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartucciu, Selargius and Sestu.

It is also the seat of the University of Cagliari[4] from 1607 and the Primate Roman Catholic archdiocese of Sardinia,[5][6] from the 5th century AD.

Cagliari has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).

The metropolitan area of Cagliari

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The urban area of Cagliari, with a total area of 1,113 km2 (429.73 sq mi), has a total population of about 420,000 inhabitants, of which 36.57% of them are in the city of Cagliari.

The metropolitan area of Cagliari is formed by the city of Cagliari and by 15 comuni.

Cagliari Metropolitan area map
Aerial view
Comune Area
(in km²)
Population[7] Distance from
city centre(km)
Cagliari85.45153,3940
Assemini117.5026,70314
Capoterra68.2523,99520
Decimomannu28.058,05119
Elmas13.709,27010
Maracalagonis101.607,80818
Monserrato6.5020,2787
Pula138.797,24933
Quartu Sant'Elena96.2069,2459
Quartucciu27.8713,1099
Sarroch67.885,28925
Selargius26.7128,9789
Sestu48.3220,38411
Settimo San Pietro23.216,67713
Sinnai223.3816,97115
Villa San Pietro39.612,06529


Twin cities

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The city of Cagliari has, as twin cities, the following cities:


References

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  1. 1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
  2. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
  3. Cite error: The named reference pop was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  4. "Università degli studi di Cagliari". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. "Chiesa di Cagliari". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. David M. Cheney. "Cagliari (Archdiocese)". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. "Dati ISTAT relativi a fine periodo di novembre 2013" (in Italian). Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

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