Ballao Explained

Ballao
Official Name:Comune di Ballao
Native Name:Ballau
Pushpin Map:Italy Sardinia
Coordinates:39.55°N 31°W
Region:Sardinia
Mayor:Severino Cubeddu
Area Total Km2:46.7
Population Total:907
Population As Of:30 November 2009[1]
Population Demonym:Ballaesi
Elevation M:98
Postal Code:09040
Area Code:070

Ballao, (Ballau in the Sardinian language), is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45km (28miles) northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion.

It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the Flumendosa river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.

Ballao borders the following municipalities: Armungia, Escalaplano, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, Villaputzu.

References

  1. Data from Istat

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