Sestu

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Sestu
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Sestu (Italy)
Sestu
Country Italy
region Sardinia
Metropolitan city Cagliari  (CA)
Local name Sestu
Coordinates 39 ° 18 '  N , 9 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 18 '0 "  N , 9 ° 6' 0"  E
height 44  m slm
surface 48.32 km²
Residents 21,162 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 438 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 09028
prefix 070
ISTAT number 092074
Popular name Sestesi
Patron saint San Giorgio Martire
Website Sestu

Sestu is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Cagliari in Sardinia with 21,162 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is about 10 km from the capital Cagliari in the plain of the Campidano . Sestu produces cereals (especially wheat flour), vegetables and fruits (especially grapes).

The neighboring municipalities are Assemini , Cagliari , Elmas , Monserrato Monastir , San Sperate , Selargius , Serdiana , Settimo San Pietro and Ussana .

The most important churches are:

  • San Gemiliano (13th century)
  • San Giorgio (14th century)
  • San Salvatore (13th century)
  • Sant'Antonio (1930s)
  • Nostra Signora delle Grazie (1980s)

Individual evidence

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