Ballao
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Ballao
Ballau | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Ballao | |
 Church of Maria Maddalena | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ballao Location of Ballao in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′N 9°22′E / 39.550°N 9.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Cagliari |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Severino Cubeddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.63 km2 (18.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 716 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ballaesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09040 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
Ballao (Sardinian: Ballau) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion. It has 716 inhabitants.[3]
Ballao borders the municipalities of Armungia, Escalaplano, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, and Villaputzu.
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.
