Ballao

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Ballao
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Ballao (Italy)
Ballao
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province South Sardegna  (SU)
Coordinates 39 ° 33 '  N , 9 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 33 '2 "  N , 9 ° 21' 43"  E
height 98  m slm
surface 46.68 km²
Residents 743 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 09040
prefix 070
ISTAT number 111003
Popular name Ballaesi
Patron saint Mary Magdalene
Website Ballao

Ballao is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 743 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia . The municipality is located about 43.5 kilometers north-northeast of Cagliari at the Parco Geominerario Storico ed Ambientale della Sardegna and the Flumendosa .

Neighboring communities

Ballao's neighboring communities are, in alphabetical order, Armungia , Escalaplano , Goni , Muravera , Perdasdefogu , San Nicolò Gerrei , San Vito , Silius and Villaputzu . They are all in the province of Sud Sardegna.

traffic

Strada Statale 387 del Gerrei runs through the municipality from Cagliari to Muravera .

Attractions

The fountain sanctuary (Pozzo sacre) Funtana Coberta (dt. Roofed fountain) dates from the 10th century BC. BC and is located in the Salto di Quirra region.

Web links

Commons : Ballao  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.