List of cities in Sardinia explained

Sardinian towns

This is a list of selected cities in Sardinia with local names.

Metropolitan areas

• Cagliari, (population about 450,000)

Including Quartu Sant'Elena, Selargius, Assemini, Capoterra, Monserrato, Sestu, Sinnai, Quartucciu, Maracalagonis and Elmas.

Provincial administrative capitals

• Cagliari, Casteddu (population about 160,000)
• Carbonia
• Nuoro, Nùgoro
• Oristano, Aristanis
• Sassari (population about 130,000)

Other towns and villages

• Alghero, L'Alguer
• Arzachena, Alzachena
• Bitti, Vithi
• Bonorva, Bonòlva
• Bosa
• Castelsardo, Caltheddu
• Cuglieri, Culiri
• Dorgali, Durgali
• Flumini Maggiore, Frùmini Majori
• Gavoi, Gaboi
• Guspini, Gùspini
• Iglesias, Igrèsias
• La Maddalena, Madalena
• Lanusei, Lanusèi
• Macomer, Macumere
• Mogoro, Mogoru
• Mamoiada, Mamujada
• Olbia, Terranòa/Tarranòa
• Oliena, Uliana
• Orune, Orùne
• Ozieri, Othieri
• Perfugas, Peifugas
• Ploaghe, Piaghe
• Porto Torres, Posthudorra
• Posada, Pasada
• Pozzomaggiore, Puthumajore
• Pula
• Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartu Sant'Aleni
• San Teodoro, Santu Diadoru
• Sanluri, Seddori
• Sant'Antioco, Sant'Antiogu
• Santa Teresa Gallura, Lungoni
• Selargius, Cedraxius
• Siniscola, Thiniscole
• Tempio Pausania, Tèmpiu
• Terralba, Tarraba
• Teulada
• Tortolì, Tortuelie
• Urzulei, Orthullè
• Villaputzu, Biddeputzi
• Villacidro, Biddexidru

See also

• Sardinia
• Tourist destinations of Sardinia
• Sardinian Archaeological and artistic sites

Further reading

• Ong, Brenda Man Qing, and Francesco Perono Cacciafoco. (2022). Unveiling the Enigmatic Origins of Sardinian Toponyms. Languages, 7, 2, 131: 1–19, Paper, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7020131.