Magomadas

Magomadas
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Oristano  (OR)
Local name	Magumadas
Coordinates	40 ° 16 '  N , 8 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 15 '53 "  N , 8 ° 31' 31"  E
height	263  m slm
surface	8.95 km²
Residents	629 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	70 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	08010
prefix	0785
ISTAT number	095083
Popular name	Magomadesi
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Website	Magomadas

Magomadas ( Sardinian : Magumadas ) is an Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Oristano with 629 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in western Sardinia . The municipality is located about 40 kilometers north-northwest of Oristano on the Mediterranean Sea.

history

Magomadas is believed to be a Phoenician foundation. The place name Macomades occurred several times in ancient North Africa. In Hebrew , which of all modern Semitic languages ​​is closest to Phoenician, corresponds the expression maqom ħadaš ("new place").

traffic

Strada Statale 292 Nord Occidentale Sarda leads through the municipality from Alghero to Oristano.

Web links

Commons : Magomadas  - 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.