Decimomannu

Decimomannu
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari  (CA)
Local name	Dèximu Mannu
Coordinates	39 ° 19 ′  N , 8 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  E
height	12  m slm
surface	28.05 km²
Residents	8,361 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	298 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	09033
prefix	070
ISTAT number	092015
Popular name	Decimesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio Abate
Website	Decimomannu

Decimomannu is an Italian municipality in Sardinia with 8,361 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality belongs to the metropolitan city of Cagliari and is just a few kilometers northwest of the capital Cagliari .

history

Decimomannu has Phoenician and Roman origins. The Sardinian name of the place comes from the Latin decimo at urbe Karali miliario , which means "10 miles from Cagliari" (on the Rio Mannu river ).

traffic

Decimomannu has a train station from which the railway lines from Cagliari to Sassari and to Iglesias branch off. It is also the terminus of the Servizio ferroviario metropolitano di Cagliari .

Decimomannu is known outside of Sardinia mainly because of the Decimomannu military airfield just north of the town.

Decimomannu train station

Web links

Commons : Decimomannu  - 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.